Pygomeles petteri
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| Pygomeles petteri | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Pygomeles |
| Species: | P. petteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Pygomeles petteri G. Pasteur & Paulian, 1962
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| File:Pygomeles petteri distribution.png | |
Pygomeles petteri, also known commonly as Petter's short skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[2]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name petteri, is in honor of French zoologist Francis Petter.[3]
References
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- ^ Pygomeles petteri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Pygomeles petteri, p. 205).
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