Pygomeles petteri

Pygomeles petteri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Pygomeles
Species:
P. petteri
Binomial name
Pygomeles petteri

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

The specific name petteri, is in honor of French zoologist Francis Petter.[3]

References

  1. ^ Randriamahazo, H.; Vences, M. (2011). "Pygomeles petteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172872A6933169. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172872A6933169.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Pygomeles petteri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pygomeles petteri, p. 205).