Chalcides levitoni

Chalcides levitoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Scincinae
Genus: Chalcides
Species: C. levitoni
Binomial name
Chalcides levitoni
G. Pasteur, 1978[1]

Chalcides levitoni, commonly called Leviton's cylindrical skink, is a species of lizard endemic to Saudi Arabia (Jizan Province).[1]

Etymology

The specific name, levitoni, is in honor of American herpetologist Alan E. Leviton (born 1930), who is an expert on the herpetofauna of the Arabian Peninsula.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chalcides levitoni ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org .
  2. ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chalcides levitoni, pp. 156-157).

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