Chalcides thierryi
Chalcides thierryi, commonly known as Thierry's cylindrical skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to West Africa.
Chalcides thierryi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Chalcides |
Species: | C. thierryi |
Binomial name | |
Chalcides thierryi Tornier, 1901 | |
Etymology
The specific name, thierryi, is in honor of German military officer Gaston Thierry, who served in Togo.[1]
Geographic range
Chalcides thierryi is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo.[2]
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References
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chalcides thierryi, p. 264).
- "Chalcides thierryi ". The Reptile Database
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