Leptoseps poilani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Leptoseps
Species:
L. poilani
Binomial name
Leptoseps poilani
(Bourret, 1937)
Synonyms[1]

Siaphos poilani Bourret, 1937

Leptoseps poilani is a species of skink found in Vietnam.[2]

Taxonomy

It was first formally named by René Léon Bourret in 1937 as Siaphos poilani.[1] The specific name poilani is in honor of French botanist Eugène Poilane (1887–1964).[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nguyen, T.Q. (2018). "Leptoseps poilani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104763838A104853670. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104763838A104853670.en. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. Leptoseps poilani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 June 2020.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 196, 209. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
  4. Greer, Allen E. (1997). "Leptoseps: A New Genus of Scincid Lizards from Southeast Asia". Journal of Herpetology. 31 (3): 393–398. doi:10.2307/1565668. JSTOR 1565668.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.