Lankascincus greeri

Lankascincus greeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Sphenomorphinae
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).

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