Lankascincus greeri
Lankascincus greeri, commonly known as Greer's lanka skink, is a species of skink endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.
Lankascincus greeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Lankascincus |
Species: | L. greeri |
Binomial name | |
Lankascincus greeri Batuwita & Pethiyagoda, 2007 | |
Etymology
The specific name, greeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Allen E. Greer.[1]
References
- 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
- "Lankascincus greeri ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lankascincus&species=greeri
- http://eol.org/pages/23672826/overview
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