Lygosoma guentheri

Lygosoma guentheri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Lygosominae
Genus: Lygosoma
Species: L. guentheri
Binomial name
Lygosoma guentheri
(W. Peters, 1879)[1]
Synonyms

Lygosoma guentheri, commonly known as Günther's writhing skink, is a species of skink, which is endemic to India.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-born British herpetologist Albert Günther.[2]

Geographic range

L. guentheri has been known to occur in localities of erstwhile Bombay Presidency such as Matheran, Sholapur, Kurduwadi, Belgaum, and Uttara Kannada.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lygosoma guentheri ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. 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. (Lygosoma guentheri, pp. 110-111).

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