Cophoscincopus greeri

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Cophoscincopus greeri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Cophoscincopus
Species:
C. greeri
Binomial name
Cophoscincopus greeri
Böhme, Schmitz, & Ziegler, 2000

Cophoscincopus greeri is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in western Africa. [1] [2]

Etymology

The specific name, greeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Allen Eddy Greer. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Penner, J.; Branch, W.R.; Rödel , M.-O.; Trape, J.; Chirio, L. (2013). "Cophoscincopus greeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T13152672A13152675. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152672A13152675.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Cophoscincopus greeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
  3. 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. (Cophoscincopus greeri, p. 108).