Boettger's ground skink (Scincella boettgeri) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.
Scincella boettgeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Scincella |
Species: | S. boettgeri
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Binomial name | |
Scincella boettgeri (Van Denburgh, 1912)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.[3]
S. boettgeri is found in the Miyako and Yaeyama island groups of the southern Ryukyu Islands.[1][2]
S. boettgeri is terrestrial.[1]