Heterodactylus lundii
Heterodactylus lundii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Heterodactylus |
Species: | H. lundii |
Binomial name | |
Heterodactylus lundii |
Heterodactylus lundii, Lund's teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] It is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, lundii, is in honor of Danish paleontologist Peter Wilhelm Lund.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Heterodactylus lundii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 July 2019.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Heterodactylus lundii, pp. 162-163).