| Protoblepharus apatani | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Protoblepharus |
| Species: | P. apatani |
| Binomial name | |
| Protoblepharus apatani Mirza, Bragin, Bhosale, Gowande, Patel, & Poyarkov, 2022 | |
Protoblepharus apatani is a species of skink. [1] It was discovered during a herpetological investigation of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and is endemic to the East Himalayan Mountains. [2] [3]
The generic epithet Protoblepharus is a Latinized combination of the Greek words proto (πρωτό), meaning ‘primitive’ and blepharo (βλέφaρο) meaning ‘eyelid’, which is a reference to ablepharine skinks. The epithet apatani is meant to honor the Apatani tribe of Ziro Valley in Arunachal Pradesh, who helped and assisted the fieldwork in Arunachal Pradesh. [3]
Protoblepharus apatani has a small to medium sized body, up to 63mm. It’s body scales are glossy, smooth or striated. The holotype was golden brown with a with a broad dark stripe gradually diffusing with the background colour at the mid-body. [3]
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