Eutropis alcalai
Species of lizard
Eutropis alcalai | |
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Conservation status | |
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Eutropis |
Species: | E. alcalai |
Binomial name | |
Eutropis alcalai Barley, Sanguila & R.M. Brown, 2021 |
Eutropis alcalai is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.
Etymology
The specific name, alcalai, is in honor of Filipino herpetologist Angel Chua Alcala.[2]
Geographic range
E. alcalai is found in western Mindanao, the Philippines.[3]
References
Sources
- 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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