| Hakaria | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Hakaria Steindachner, 1899 |
| Species: | H. simonyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hakaria simonyi (Steindachner, 1899) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Hakaria is a genus of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The genus contains one species, Hakaria simonyi, which is endemic to Socotra.
Etymology
The specific name, simonyi, is in honor of Viennese naturalist Oskar Simony (1852–1915).[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of H. simonyi is shrubland, at altitudes of 10–1,463 m (33–4,800 ft).[1]
References
- 1 2 Sindaco, R.; Grieco, C.; Riservato, E. (2011). "Hakaria simonyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169717A6668461. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T169717A6668461.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Species Hakaria simonyi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011) The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hakaria simonyi, p. 244).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1899). "The Expedition to Sokotra. II. Descriptions of the New Species of Reptiles". Bulletin of the Liverpool Museums 2 (1): 4–7. (Parachalcides socotranus, new species, p. 6).
- Steindachner F (1899). "Über eine von Herrn Prof. O. Simony während der südarabischen Expedition in Sokotra entdeckte neue Sepsina-Art, die zugleich einer besonderen Subgattung (Hakaria) angehört, und charakterisirt dieselbe". Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematischen-Naturwissenschaftenliche Classe 36: 161–162. ("Sepsina (Hakaria) Simonyi ", new species). (in German).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.