Anotosaura vanzolinia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophthalmoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Superfamilia: Gymnophthalmoidea

Familia: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Cercosaurinae
Tribus: Ecpleopodini
Genus: Anotosaura
Species: Anotosaura vanzolinia

Name

• Anotosaura vanzolinia Dixon, 1974: 16

Holotype: MZUSP 21813, adult ♀, collected by P.E. Vanzolini on 16-18 May 1971.

Type locality: “Argestina, Estade [sic] de Pernambuco, Brasil”.

Combinations

• Anotosaura collaris vanzolinia Dixon, 1974: 16 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Anotosaura vanzolinia — Vanzolini, 1976 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Dixon, J.R. 1974. Systematic Review of the Lizard Genus Anotosaura (Teiidae). Herpetologica 30(1): 13–18. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Anotosaura vanzolinia. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 September 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Vanzolini’s Anotosaura