Congolacerta asukului also known as Asukulu's grass lizard, is a species of lizard endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]
Congolacerta asukului | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Genus: | Congolacerta |
Species: | C. asukului
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Binomial name | |
Congolacerta asukului Greenbaum, Villanueva, Kusamba, Aristote & Branch, 2011
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Etymology
editCongolacerta asukului is named in honour of Itombwe zoologist Asukulu M’Mema.[2]
References
edit- ^ Congolacerta asukului at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2015.
- ^ Greenbaum et al. 2011