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Heterodactylus imbricatus SPIX, 1825

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Higher TaxaGymnophthalmidae (Gymnophthalminae), Heterodactylini, Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Rio de Janeiro Teiid 
SynonymHeterodactylus imbricatus SPIX 1825
Chirocolus imbricatus — WAGLER 1830
Chirocolus imbricatus — SCHINZ 1833
Heterodactylus imbricatus — DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1839: 447
Chirocolus imbricatus — GRAY 1845
Chirocolus imbricatus — FITZINGER 1867
Heterodactylus imbricatus — PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970: 144
Heterodactylus imbricatus — CASTOE et al. 2004 
DistributionBrazil (Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Espírito Santo)

Type locality: Estado Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: lost, was ZSM 108/0 (fide Franzen & Glaw 2007) 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (132 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentType species: Heterodactylus imbricatus SPIX 1825 is the type species of the genus Heterodactylus SPIX 1825.

Tribus: Goicoechea et al. 2016 erected a new tribe, Heterodactylini, for the genera Caparaonia, Colobodactylus, and Heterodactylus.

Synonymy: Because the type species of Chirocolus (H. imbricatus) is also the type species of Heterodactylus, Chirocolus is a junior objective synonym of Heterodactylus. Even though the genus name Heterodactylus is older than Chirocolus, Chirocolini has priority over Heterodactylini (ICZN Article 40.1); therefore, the valid family-group name for the clade including Heterodactylus is Chirocolini Gray 1838. Colli et al. 2015 defined the tribe Chirocolini to include Caparaonia, Colobodactylus, Heterodactylus. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin imbricatus, overlapping like roofing-tiles. (Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., April 2024)

The genus was named after Greek heteros (ἕτερος), of another kind, different + Greek dactylos (δάκτυλος), finger, toe. 
References
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