Chalcides levitoni PASTEUR, 1978
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Leviton's Cylindrical Skink |
Synonym | Chalcides levitoni PASTEUR 1978 Chalcides levitoni — LEVITON et al. 1992 Chalcides levitoni — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008 |
Distribution | SW Saudi Arabia (Jizan Province), Sudan (Jumhūriyyat)
Type locality: Khasawijah, near Jizan, southwest coast of Saudi Arabia.
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Reproduction | ovovivparous |
Types | Holotype: CAS 134147 |
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Etymology | Named after Alan E. Leviton, American herpetologist. |
References |
- Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
- Leviton,A.E.; Anderson,S.C.; Adler, K.; Minton,S.A. 1992. Handbook to Middle East Amphibians and Reptiles. SSAR, Oxford, Ohio (Contr. to Herpetol. No. 8), 1-252
- Pasteur,J. 1978. Note sur les sauriens du genre Chalcides. III. Description de Chalcides levitoni n. sp. D'Arabie Saoudite (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Scincidae). Journal of Herpetology 12 (3): 371-372 - get paper here
- Sindaco, R. & Jeremcenko, V.K. 2008. The reptiles of the Western Palearctic. Edizioni Belvedere, Latina (Italy), 579 pp. - get paper here
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