Minor snake-eyed skink
The minor snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus grayanus) is a species of skink that can be found in India, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the mountain regions of the eastern former Soviet central Asia, and possibly Kyrgyzstan.
| Minor snake-eyed skink | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ablepharus |
| Species: | A. grayanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ablepharus grayanus (Stoliczka, 1872) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, grayanus, is in honor of British herpetologist John Edward Gray.[1]
References
- 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. (Ablepharus grayanus, p. 107).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ, Anelytropidæ, Dibamidæ, Chamæleontidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Ablepharus grayanus, new combination, p. 352).
- Stoliczka F (1872). "Notes on the Reptilian and Amphibian Fauna of Kachh". Proc. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 1872: 71–85. (Blepharosteres grayanus, new species, pp. 74–75).
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