Voeltzkowia is a genus of skinks.

Geographic range

The genus Voeltzkowia is endemic to Madagascar.

  • Voeltzkowia mira
  • Voeltzkowia mobydick
  • Voeltzkowia yamagishii

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.

End of 2025, a study published in Zoological Journal on Linnean Society, announces the discovery of two new species :

  • Voeltzkowia volontany,
  • Voeltzkowia shai-hulud.

Etymology

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

References

Further reading

  • 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).