Voeltzkowia yamagishii

Voeltzkowia yamagishii is a species of lizard which is endemic to Madagascar.[1][2]

Voeltzkowia yamagishii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Voeltzkowia
Species:
V. yamagishii
Binomial name
Voeltzkowia yamagishii
(Sakata & Hikida, 2003)
Synonyms

Sirenoscincus yamagishii Sakata & Hikida, 2003

Etymology

The specific name, yamagishii, is in honor of Japanese zoologist Satoshi Yamagishi.[3]

References

  1. Randriamahazo, H.; Vences, M. (2011). "Voeltzkowia yamagishii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172949A6946762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172949A6946762.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Voeltzkowia yamagishii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 March 2021.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sirenoscincus yamagishii, p. 292).


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