Colobodactylus taunayi
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| Colobodactylus taunayi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertoidea |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Colobodactylus |
| Species: | C. taunayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Colobodactylus taunayi Amaral, 1933 | |
Colobodactylus taunayi, also known commonly as the Taunay teiid or Taunay's teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.
The specific name, taunayi, is in honor of Brazilian historian Afonso d'Escragnolle Taunay.[3]
