Leptoseps poilani is a species of skink found in Vietnam.[2]
| Leptoseps poilani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Leptoseps |
| Species: | L. poilani
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptoseps poilani (Bourret, 1937)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Siaphos poilani Bourret, 1937 | |
Taxonomy edit
It was first formally named by René Léon Bourret in 1937 as Siaphos poilani.[1] The specific name poilani is in honor of French botanist Eugène Poilane (1887–1964).[3][4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Nguyen, T.Q. (2018). "Leptoseps poilani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104763838A104853670. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104763838A104853670.en. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Leptoseps poilani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 June 2020.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 196, 209. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
- ^ Greer, Allen E. (1997). "Leptoseps: A New Genus of Scincid Lizards from Southeast Asia". Journal of Herpetology. 31 (3): 393–398. doi:10.2307/1565668. JSTOR 1565668.