Scincella reevesii
| Scincella reevesii | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphenomorphinae |
| Genus: | Scincella |
| Species: | S. reevesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Scincella reevesii (Gray, 1838) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Scincella reevesii (common name: Reeves' smooth skink) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, reevesii, is in honor of English naturalist John Reeves.[2]
Geographic range
S. reevesii is found in Bangladesh, China (Guangxi, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hong Kong), Indochina, west to Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, south to Western Malaysia, India, and possibly Korea.[1]
References
- 1 2 Scincella reevesii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 October 2014.
- ↑ 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. (Scincella reevesii, p. 218).
Further reading
- Bocourt MF (1878). "Note sur quelques Scincoidiens nouveaux ". Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Sixième Série [Sixth Series] 8 (16): 1-4. (Lygosoma nigropunctatum, new species, pp. 2-3). (in French).
- Gray JE (1838). "Catalogue of the Slender-tongued Saurians, with Descriptions of many new Genera and Species". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., First Series 2 (10): 287-293. (Tiliqua reevesii, new species, pp. 292-293).
- Ouboter PE (1986). "A revision of the genus Scincella (Reptilia: Sauria: Scincidae) of Asia, with some notes on its evolution". Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 229: 1-66. PDF
External links
- "Scincella_reevesii.jpg (JPEG Image, 644x561 pixels)". itgmv1.fzk.de. Archived from the original on October 2, 2009. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
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