Biology:Heterodactylus lundii

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Short description: Species of lizard

Heterodactylus lundii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Heterodactylus
Species:
H. lundii
Binomial name
Heterodactylus lundii
Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862

Heterodactylus lundii, Lund's teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] It is endemic to Brazil .

Etymology

The specific name, lundii, is in honor of Danish paleontologist Peter Wilhelm Lund.[2]

References

  1. Heterodactylus lundii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 July 2019.
  2. 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).

Wikidata ☰ Q5258372 entry