''Colobodactylus dalcyanus'', also known
commonly as Vanzolini's teiid, is a
species
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of
lizard
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in the
family
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Gymnophthalmidae
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.
The species is
endemic
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to
Brazil
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.
Etymology
The
specific name, ''dalcyanus'', is in honor of Brazilian entomologist
Dalcy de Oliveira Albuquerque (1902–1982).
[Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Albuquerque", p. 4).]
Geographic range
''C. dalcyanus'' is found in the Brazilian state of São Paulo
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Habitat
The preferred natural habitat
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s of ''C. dalcyanus'' are forest
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and rocky areas.
Reproduction
''C. dalcyanus'' is oviparous
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References
Further reading
* Bernardo PH, Guerra-Fuentes RA, Zaher H (2011). "''Colobodactylus dalcyanus'' (NCN): Reproduction". ''Herpetological Bulletin'' (118): 36–38.
*Bernardo PH, Junqueira AFB, Martins IA (2011). "A new geographic distribution record of the rare lizard ''Colobodactylus dalcyanus'' Vanzolini and Ramos, 1977 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae, Heterodactylini)". ''Herpetology Notes'' 4: 327–329.
* Vanzolini P, Ramos AMM (1977). "A new species of ''Colobodactylus'', with notes on the distribution of a group of stranded microteiid lizards (Sauria, Teiidae)". ''Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo'' 31 (3): 19–47. (''Colobodactylus darcyanus'', new species).
Colobodactylus
Reptiles of Brazil
Endemic reptiles of Brazil
Reptiles described in 1977
Taxa named by Paulo Vanzolini
Taxa named by Ana Maria Malva Ramos Costa
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