Pinoyscincus coxi

Cox's sphenomorphus (Pinoyscincus coxi) is a species of skink found in the Philippines.[2]

Pinoyscincus coxi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Pinoyscincus
Species:
P. coxi
Binomial name
Pinoyscincus coxi
(Taylor, 1915)

Etymology

The specific name, coxi, is in honor of Alvin J. Cox who was Director of the Philippines Bureau of Science.[3]

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References

  1. Brown, R., Diesmos, A. & Gaulke, M. 2009. Sphenomorphus coxi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169759A6670213. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169759A6670213.en. Downloaded on 05 July 2020.
  2. Pinoyscincus coxi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
  3. 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. (Sphenomorphus coxi, p. 61; S. jagori, p. 132; S. llanosi, p. 160).
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