Eutropis alcalai
Eutropis alcalai is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.
| Eutropis alcalai | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Eutropis |
| Species: | E. alcalai |
| Binomial name | |
| Eutropis alcalai | |
Etymology
The specific name, alcalai, is in honor of Filipino herpetologist Angel Chua Alcala.[1]
References
- Barley et al. (2021)
- Species Eutropis alcalai at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Barley AJ, Sanguila MB, Brown RM (2021). "A new species of Sun Skink (Reptilia: Scincidae: Eutropis) from the Zamboanga Peninsula, southwestern Mindanao Island, Philippines". Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology 14 (2): 1–18. (Eutropis alcalai, new species).
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