Pygomeles petteri, also known commonly as Petter's short skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Pygomeles |
| Species: | P. petteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Pygomeles petteri G. Pasteur & Paulian, 1962
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Etymology edit
The specific name petteri, is in honor of French zoologist Francis Petter.[3]
References edit
- ^ Randriamahazo, H.; Vences, M. (2011). "Pygomeles petteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172872A6933169. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172872A6933169.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Pygomeles petteri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pygomeles petteri, p. 205).