Chalcides levitoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Chalcides
Species:
C. levitoni
Binomial name
Chalcides levitoni

Chalcides levitoni, commonly called Leviton's cylindrical skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Saudi Arabia.

Geographic range

C. levitoni is found in Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia.[2]

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.[3]

Reproduction

Chalcides levitoni is viviparous.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ Sindaco, R. (2012). "Chalcides levitoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T199604A2606143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199604A2606143.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Chalcides levitoni at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  3. โ†‘ 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. (Chalcides levitoni, p. 157).

Further reading

  • Pasteur G (1978). "Notes sur les Sauriens du Genre Chalcides III. Description de Chalcides levitoni n. sp., d'Arabie Saoudite (Reptilie, Lacertilia, Scincidae)". Journal of Herpetology 12 (3): 371โ€“372. (Chalcides levitoni, new species). (in French).


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