Ophiomorus raithmai
| Ophiomorus raithmai | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ophiomorus |
| Species: | O. raithmai |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophiomorus raithmai S.C. Anderson & Leviton, 1966 | |
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Ophiomorus raithmai is a species of skink endemic to India and Pakistan.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, raithmai, is derived from the Sindhi common name for this lizard, raith mai, which means "sand fish".[2]
References
- ↑ Anderson SC, Leviton AE. 1966. A review of the genus Ophiomorus (Sauria: Scincidae), with descriptions of three new forms. Proc. California Acad. Sci., Fourth Series, 33 (16): 499-534, 8 figures, 1 table. (Ophiomorus raithmai, new species, pp. 519-525 + Figures 4e, 4f, 5c).
- ↑ 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. (Ophiomorus raithmai, p. 216).
Further reading
- Das I. 2002. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-056-5. (Ophiomorus raithmai, p. 112).
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