Lygosoma guentheri
Lygosoma guentheri | |
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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 | |
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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
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-XL. (Lygosoma guentheri, pp. 311–312).
- Boulenger GA. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Lygosoma guentheri, pp. 209–210).
- Günther ACLG. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. London: The Ray Society. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xxvii + 452 pp. + Plates I-XXVI. (Eumeces punctatus, p. 93).
- Peters W. 1879. "Neue oder weniger bekannte Eidechsenarten aus der Familie der Scinci (Eumeces Güntheri, Euprepes notabilis, Ablepharus rutilus)". Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1879 (3): 35-37. ("Eumeces Güntheri ", new name, p. 36). (in German and Latin).
- Smith MA. 1935. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Riopa guentheri, pp. 319–320).
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