Scincus hemprichii

Scincus hemprichii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Scincus
Species:
S. hemprichii
Binomial name
Scincus hemprichii
Wiegmann, 1837

Scincus hemprichii is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Arabian Peninsula.

Etymology

The specific name, hemprichii, is in honor of German naturalist Wilhelm Friedrich Hemprich.[2]

Geographic range

S. hemprichii is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.[1][3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. hemprichii is sandy desert.[1]

Behavior

S. hemprichii is terrestrial and nocturnal.[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. helmichii is unknown.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Sindaco, R.; Busais, S.M.S. (2012). "Scincus hemprichii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T199846A2613785. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199846A2613785.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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. (Scincus hemprichii, p. 120).
  3. ^ a b Scincus hemprichii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.

Further reading

  • Fritz, J. Peter; Schütte, Felix (1988). "Skinke aus der Arabischen Republik Jemen ". Salamandra 24 (1): 41–52. (Scincus hemprichii, pp. 49–50, Figures 5–6). (in German, with an abstract in English).
  • Paray, Bilal A.; Al-Mfarij, Abdul Rahman; Al-Sadoon, Mohammad K. (2017). "Food habits of the Arabian skink, Scincus hemprichii Wiegmann, 1837, (Sauria: Scincidae), in the Southwest Saudi Arabia". Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 25 (1): 90–93.
  • Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.
  • Wiegmann AFA (1837). "Herpetologische Notizen ". Archiv für Naturgeschichte 3 (1): 123–136. (Scincus hemprichii, new species, p. 128). (in German and Latin).



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