Chalcides levitoni
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C. levitoni
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| Chalcides levitoni G. Pasteur, 1978[1]
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chalcides levitoni ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org [1].
- ↑ 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).
Further reading
- Pasteur G. 1978. "Notes sur les Sauriens du Genre Chalcides III. Description de Chalcides levitoni n. sp., d'Arabie Saoudite (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Scincidae)". Journal of Herpetology 12 (3): 371-372. (Chalcides levitoni, new species). (in French).
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