Trachylepis rodenburgi
| Trachylepis rodenburgi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Mabuyinae |
| Genus: | Trachylepis |
| Species: | T. rodenburgi |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachylepis rodenburgi (Hoogmoed, 1974) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Trachylepis rodenburgi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to West Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, rodenburgi, is in honor of the collector of the holotype, Willem E. Rodenburg.[2]
Geographic range
T. rodenburgi is found in Ghana and Nigeria.[1]
References
- 1 2 Trachylepis rodenburgi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 September 2015.
- ↑ 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. (Mabuya rodenburgi, p. 224).
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