Cophoscincopus greeri is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in western Africa.[1][2]
| Cophoscincopus greeri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Cophoscincopus |
| Species: | C. greeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Cophoscincopus greeri Böhme, Schmitz, & Ziegler, 2000
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Etymology
editThe specific name, greeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Allen Eddy Greer.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Penner, J.; Branch, W.R.; Rödel , M.-O.; Trape, J.; Chirio, L. (2013). "Cophoscincopus greeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13152672A13152675. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13152672A13152675.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Cophoscincopus greeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
- ^ 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. (Cophoscincopus greeri, p. 108).