Eumeces blythianus

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Eumeces blythianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Eumeces
Species:
E. blythianus
Binomial name
Eumeces blythianus
(Anderson, 1871)
Synonyms[2]
  • Mabouia blythiana
    Anderson, 1871
  • Eumeces blythianus
    Boulenger, 1887
  • Novoeumeces blythianus
    Griffith et al., 2000
  • Eumeces schneideri blythianus
    Schmitz et al., 2004

Eumeces blythianus, commonly known as Blyth's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to South Asia.

The specific name, blythianus, is in honor of English zoologist Edward Blyth (1810–1873), Curator of the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.[3]

Geographic range

E. blythianus is found in Afghanistan, India (Punjab), and Pakistan.[2]

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