Biology:Lankascincus greeri

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Lankascincus greeri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lankascincus
Species:
L. greeri
Binomial name
Lankascincus greeri
Batuwita & Pethiyagoda, 2007

Lankascincus greeri, commonly known as Greer's lanka skink, is a species of skink endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.

Etymology

The specific name, greeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Allen E. Greer.[1]

References

  1. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lankaskincus greeri, p. 108).

Further reading

  • Batuwita S, Pethiyagoda R. 2007. "Description of new species of Sri Lankan Litter Skink (Squamata: Scincidae: Lankascincus)". Ceylon J. Sci. (Biol. Sci.) 36 (2): 80-87. (Lankascincus greeri, new species).

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3217583 entry