Hakaria
Genus of lizards
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Hakaria is a genus of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The genus contains one species, Hakaria simonyi, which is endemic to Socotra.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Hakaria Steindachner, 1899 |
| Species: | H. simonyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hakaria simonyi (Steindachner, 1899) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, simonyi, is in honor of Viennese naturalist Oskar Simony (1852–1915).[3]
