Chalcides thierryi

Chalcides thierryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Chalcides
Species: C. thierryi
Binomial name
Chalcides thierryi
Tornier, 1901

Chalcides thierryi, commonly known as Thierry's cylindrical skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to West Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, thierryi, is in honor of German military officer Gaston Thierry, who served in Togo.[1]

Geographic range

Chalcides thierryi is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo.[2]

References

  1. 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. (Chalcides thierryi, p. 264).
  2. "Chalcides thierryi ". The Reptile Database


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