Eumeces blythianus

Eumeces blythianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Eumeces
Species: E. blythianus
Binomial name
Eumeces blythianus
(Anderson, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Mabouia blythiana Anderson, 1871
  • Eumeces blythianus
    Boulenger, 1887
  • Novoeumeces blythianus Griffith et al., 2000
  • Eumeces schneideri blythianus
    Schmitz et al., 2004[1]

Eumeces blythianus is a species of skink endemic to South Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, blythianus, is in honor of Edward Blyth (1810 - 1873), Curator of the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.[2]

Geographic range

E. blythianus is found in Afghanistan, India (Punjab), and Pakistan.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. (Eumeces blythianus, p. 28).

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