Leiosaurus is a genus of lizards in the family Leiosauridae. The genus is endemic to South America.[2]
| Leiosaurus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Leiosaurus bellii | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Leiosauridae |
| Genus: | Leiosaurus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837 |
| Synonyms | |
Species
editThe genus Leiosaurus contains the following species which are recognized as being valid:[2]
- Leiosaurus bellii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837 – Bell's anole
- Leiosaurus catamarcensis Koslowsky, 1898
- Leiosaurus jaguaris Laspiur, Acosta & Abdala, 2007
- Leiosaurus paronae (Peracca, 1897)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Leiosaurus.
Etymology
editThe specific name, bellii, is in honor of English zoologist Thomas Bell, and the specific name, paronae, is in honor of Italian zoologist Corrado Parona.[3]
References
edit- ^ Peracca MG (1897). "Intorno ad un nuovo genere di Iguanide del Brasile ". Bolletino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R[egia]. Università di Torino 12 (299): 1-3. (Aperopristis, new genus, p. 1). (in Italian).
- ^ a b Genus Leiosaurus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leiosaurus bellii, p. 22; Leiosaurus paronae, p. 201).
Further reading
edit- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ, .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I- XXIV. (Genus Liosaurus [sic], p. 124).
- Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1837). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome quatrième. Paris: Roret. ii + 571 pp. (Leiosaurus, new genus, p. 241). (in French).
- Koslowsky J (1898). "Enumeración sistemática y distribución geográfica de los reptiles argentinos ". Revista del Museo de La Plata 8: 161-200. (Liosaurus [sic] catamarcensis, new species, pp. 169–170 + Plate I). (in Spanish).
- Laspiur A, Acosta JC, Abdala CS (2007). "A new species of Leiosaurus (Iguania: Leiosauridae) from central-western Argentina". Zootaxa 1470: 47-57, 7 plates. (Leiosaurus jaguaris, new species).