Carlia beccarii

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Carlia beccarii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Eugongylinae
Genus: Carlia
Species:
C. beccarii
Binomial name
Carlia beccarii
(W. Peters & Doria, 1878)
Synonyms [1]
  • Heteropus beccarii
    W. Peters & Doria, 1878
  • Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) becarrii [sic]
    M.A. Smith, 1937
  • Carlia becarrii
    Zug, 2004

Carlia beccarii is a species of skink, a lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia. [1]

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Etymology

The specific name, beccarii, is in honor of Italian botanist Odoardo Beccari. [2]

Description

Large for its genus, C. beccarii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in). Males are larger than females, an example of sexual dimorphism. The average SVL of adult males is 7.2 cm (2.8 in), while the average SVL of adult females is 6.4 cm (2.5 in). [1]

Reproduction

C. beccarii is oviparous. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Carlia beccarii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  2. 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. (Carlia beccarii, p. 20).

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