Lygosoma pruthi
Lygosoma pruthi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Sauria |
Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
Family: | Scincidae |
Subfamily: | Lygosominae |
Genus: | Lygosoma |
Species: | L. pruthi |
Binomial name | |
Lygosoma pruthi (Sharma, 1977) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Lygosoma pruthi is a species of skink endemic to South India.
Etymology
The specific name, pruthi, is in honor of Indian entomologist Hem Singh Pruthi (1897–1969).[2]
Geographic range
L. pruthi is found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1]
References
Further reading
- Sharma RC (1977). "A new lizard of the genus Riopa Gray (Scincidae) from Tamil Nadu, India". Records of the Zoological Survey of India 73 (1-4): 41-42. (Riopa pruthi, new species).
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