Eutropis alcalai

Eutropis alcalai is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.

Eutropis alcalai
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

Geographic range

E. alcalai is found in western Mindanao, the Philippines.[2]

References

  1. Barley et al. (2021)
  2. 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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