Pygomeles petteri

Pygomeles petteri
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Pygomeles
Species:	P. petteri
Binomial name
Pygomeles petteri G. Pasteur & Paulian, 1962

Pygomeles petteri, also known commonly as Petter's short skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name petteri, is in honor of French zoologist Francis Petter. ^[3]

References

1. Randriamahazo, H.; Vences, M. (2011). "Pygomeles petteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T172872A6933169. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172872A6933169.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Pygomeles petteri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.
3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pygomeles petteri, p. 205).