Phenacosaurus vanzolinii

Phenacosaurus vanzolinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Dactyloidae
Genus:	Phenacosaurus
Species:	P. vanzolinii
Binomial name
	Phenacosaurus vanzolinii; E. Williams, Orcés, Matheus & Bleiweiss, 1996
Synonyms[1]
	Phenacosaurus vanzolinii ; E. Williams et al., 1996; Anolis vanzolinii ; — Poe, 1998; Dactyloa vanzolinii ; — Nicholson et al., 2012;

Phenacosaurus vanzolinii is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae (anoles).

Etymology

The specific name, vanzolinii, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist (and samba composer) Paulo Vanzolini.[2]

P. vanzolinii is found in Ecuador.[1]

"Anolis vanzolinii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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. (Phenacosaurus vanzolinii, p. 273).

Nicholson KE, Crother BI, Guyer C, Savage JM (2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Zootaxa 3477: 1–108. (Dactyloa vanzolinii, new combination, p. 83).
Williams EE, Orcés G, Matheus JC, Bleiweiss R (1996). "A New Giant Phenacosaur from Ecuador". Breviora (505): 1-32. (Phenacosaurus vanzolinii, new species).

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