Leptoseps poilani

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Leptoseps poilani
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Leptoseps
Species:
L. poilani
Binomial name
Leptoseps poilani
(Bourret, 1937)
Synonyms [1]

Siaphos poilaniBourret, 1937

Leptoseps poilani is a species of skink found in Vietnam. [2]

Taxonomy

It was first formally named by René Léon Bourret in 1937 as Siaphos poilani. [1] The specific name poilani is in honor of French botanist Eugène Poilane (1887–1964). [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Nguyen, T.Q. 2018. Leptoseps poilani. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T104763838A104853670. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104763838A104853670.en. Downloaded on 14 June 2020.
  2. Leptoseps poilani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 June 2020.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 196, 209. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5.