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Heterodactylus lundii

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Heterodactylus lundii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. It is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

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

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).
Taxon identifiers
Heterodactylus lundii
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