| Etymology | Named after Greek erythro (ερυθρο), red + Greek cercos (κέρκος), tail. (Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., April 2024)
The genus was named after Latin procella, a violent wind, storm, hurricane, tempest Greek saurinos (σαυρινος), diminutive of lizard. ["...O nome, que indica lagarto das regiões de ventos intensos ou uivantes, é dado em alusão às imensas dunas continentais onde suas espécies são encontradas…"]. |
| References |
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