Günther's dwarf burrowing skink
| Günther's dwarf burrowing skink | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Scincinae |
| Genus: | Scelotes |
| Species: | S. guentheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Scelotes guentheri Boulenger, 1887 | |
Günther's dwarf burrowing skink or Günther's burrowing skink (Scelotes guentheri ) is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. S. guentheri is endemic to Natal, South Africa.[1][2] Limbs are greatly reduced: forelimbs are entirely lost and the hind limbs retain only two digits.[2]
Etymology
Both the specific name, guentheri, and the common name are in honor of German-born British herpetologist Albert Günther.[2][3]
References
- 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Scelotes guentheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 Scelotes guentheri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 January 2015.
- ↑ 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. (Scelotes guentheri, p. 110).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ...Scincidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XXVII. (Scelotes guentheri, new species, pp. 414–415 + Plate XXIV, figures 3, 3a, 3b, 3c).
- Branch, Bill. 2004. Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition. Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Scelotes guentheri, p. 142).
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