Pinoyscincus llanosi
The Leyte sphenomorphus (Pinoyscincus llanosi) is a species of skink found in the Philippines.[2]
| Pinoyscincus llanosi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Pinoyscincus |
| Species: | P. llanosi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pinoyscincus llanosi (Taylor, 1919) | |
Etymology
The specific name, llanosi, is in honor of Dominican priest Father Florencio Llanos, who was Director of the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines.[3]
References
- Gonzalez, J.C. & Diesmos, A. 2009. Sphenomorphus llanosi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169751A6669230. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169751A6669230.en. Downloaded on 05 July 2020.
- Pinoyscincus llanosi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
- 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. (Sphenomorphus coxi, p. 61; S. jagori, p. 132; S. llanosi, p. 160).
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