| Melanoseps loveridgei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Melanoseps |
| Species: | M. loveridgei |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanoseps loveridgei Brygoo & Roux-Estève, 1982 | |
Loveridge's limbless skink (Melanoseps loveridgei) is an extant species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Tanzania and Zambia.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, loveridgei, is in honor of British herpetologist Arthur Loveridge.[2]
References
- ↑ Melanoseps loveridgei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
- ↑ 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. (Melanoseps loveridgei, p. 161).
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