Voeltzkowia yamagishii
Appearance
Voeltzkowia yamagishii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Voeltzkowia |
Species: | V. yamagishii
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Binomial name | |
Voeltzkowia yamagishii (Sakata & Hikida, 2003)
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Synonyms | |
Sirenoscincus yamagishii Sakata & Hikida, 2003 |
Voeltzkowia yamagishii is a species of lizard which is endemic to Madagascar.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, yamagishii, is in honor of Japanese zoologist Satoshi Yamagishi .[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Voeltzkowia yamagishii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 March 2021.
- ^ 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).