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Voeltzkowia

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Voeltzkowia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Scincinae
Genus: Voeltzkowia
Boettger, 1893
Species

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Geographic ranges of some species of Voeltzkowia (sensu lato) on the island of Madagascar.
Synonyms

Sirenoscincus Sakata & Hikida, 2003

Voeltzkowia is a genus of skinks.

Geographic range

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The genus Voeltzkowia is endemic to Madagascar.[1]

Species

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Three species are recognized as being valid.[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Voeltzkowia.

The species V. mobydick and V. yamagishii were formerly in the genus Sirenoscincus.

The species formerly known as Voeltzkowia fierinensis, V. lineata, V. petiti, and V. rubrocaudata have been assigned to the genus Grandidierina.[2]

Etymology

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The generic name, Voeltzkowia, is in honor of German biologist Alfred Voeltzkow.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Voeltzkowia ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ^ "Grandidierina ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ Boettger 1893, p. 116.

Further reading

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  • Boettger O (1893). Katalog der Reptilien-Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main. I. Teil (Rhynchocephalen, Schildkröten, Krokodile, Eidechsen, Chamäleons). Frankfurt am Main: Gebrüder Knauer. x + 140 pp. (Voeltzkowia, new genus, p. 116; V. mira, new species, pp. 116–117). (in German).