Voeltzkowia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Scincinae |
| Genus: | Voeltzkowia Boettger, 1893 |
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| Geographic ranges of some species of Voeltzkowia (sensu lato) on the island of Madagascar. | |
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Sirenoscincus Sakata & Hikida, 2003 | |
Voeltzkowia is a genus of skinks.
Geographic range
[edit]The genus Voeltzkowia is endemic to Madagascar.[1]
Species
[edit]Three species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Voeltzkowia mira Boettger, 1893
- Voeltzkowia mobydick (Miralles et al., 2012)
- Voeltzkowia yamagishii (Sakata & Hikida, 2003)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Voeltzkowia.
The species V. mobydick and V. yamagishii were formerly in the genus Sirenoscincus.
The species formerly known as Voeltzkowia fierinensis, V. lineata, V. petiti, and V. rubrocaudata have been assigned to the genus Grandidierina.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The generic name, Voeltzkowia, is in honor of German biologist Alfred Voeltzkow.[3]
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Boettger O (1893). Katalog der Reptilien-Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main. I. Teil (Rhynchocephalen, Schildkröten, Krokodile, Eidechsen, Chamäleons). Frankfurt am Main: Gebrüder Knauer. x + 140 pp. (Voeltzkowia, new genus, p. 116; V. mira, new species, pp. 116–117). (in German).
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