Geomyersia
Geomyersia is a small genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands.[1]
| Geomyersia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Geomyersia Greer & F. Parker, 1968 |
| Type species | |
| Geomyersia glabra Greer & F. Parker, 1968 | |
| Diversity | |
| 2 species (see text) | |
Species
There are two species which are recognized as being valid:[1]
- Geomyersia coggeri Greer, 1982 — Cogger's island skink (Bismarck Archipelago)
- Geomyersia glabra Greer & F. Parker, 1968 — Greer's island skink, Solomon minute skink (Solomon Islands)
Etymology
The generic name, Geomyersia, is in honor of American herpetologist George S. Myers.[2]
The specific name, coggeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger.[3]
References
- Geomyersia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 October 2014.. www.reptile-database.org.
- Greer & Parker (1968), p. 2.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Geomyersia coggeri, p. 56).
Further reading
- Greer, Allen E.; Parker, Fred (1968). "Geomyersia glabra, a new genus and species of scincid lizard from Bougainville, Solomon Islands, with comments on the relationship of some lygosomine genera". Breviora (302): 1-17.
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