Ophiomorus raithmai

Ophiomorus raithmai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Ophiomorus
Species: O. raithmai
Binomial name
Ophiomorus raithmai
S.C. Anderson & Leviton, 1966

Ophiomorus raithmai is a species of skink endemic to India and Pakistan.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, raithmai, is derived from the Sindhi common name for this lizard, raith mai, which means "sand fish".[2]

References

  1. ↑ Anderson SC, Leviton AE. 1966. A review of the genus Ophiomorus (Sauria: Scincidae), with descriptions of three new forms. Proc. California Acad. Sci., Fourth Series, 33 (16): 499-534, 8 figures, 1 table. (Ophiomorus raithmai, new species, pp. 519-525 + Figures 4e, 4f, 5c).
  2. ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ophiomorus raithmai, p. 216).

Further reading

  • Das I. 2002. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-056-5. (Ophiomorus raithmai, p. 112).


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