| Zygonychidium gracile | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Zygonychidium |
| Species: | Z. gracile |
| Binomial name | |
| Zygonychidium gracile Lindley, 1970 | |
Zygonychidium gracile is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is the only species in its genus.
Z. gracile has only been found on a section of the Bandama River in Côte d'Ivoire. It has extremely long cerci (rear appendages) hence its common name of streamertail.
References
- ^ Clausnitzer, V. & Suhling, F. (2010). "Zygonychidium gracile". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T169245A6597207. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T169245A6597207.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Zygonychidium gracile | |
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