Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii
Nieuwenhuis's skink (Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii) is a species of skink. It is found in Borneo.[1]
| Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lamprolepis |
| Species: | L. nieuwenhuisii |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii (Lidth de Jeude, 1905) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, nieuwenhuisii, is in honor of Dutch explorer and ethnologist Anton Willem Nieuwenhuis.[2]
References
- Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii, p. 190).
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