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 | |
|---|---|
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]
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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