Gymnophthalmus vanzoi

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Lacertoidea
Gymnophthalmus vanzoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertoidea
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Gymnophthalmus
Species:
G. vanzoi
Binomial name
Gymnophthalmus vanzoi

Gymnophthalmus vanzoi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America.

The specific name, vanzoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Paulo Vanzolini.[2]

Geographic range

G. vanzoi is found in northern Brazil (in the Brazilian states of Pará and Roraima) and in Guyana.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. vanzoi is forest.[1]

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