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Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii

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Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lamprolepis
Species:
L. nieuwenhuisii
Binomial name
Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii

Nieuwenhuis's skink (Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii) is a species of skink. It is found in Borneo.[1]

Etymology

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The specific name, nieuwenhuisii, is in honor of Dutch explorer and ethnologist Anton Willem Nieuwenhuis.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ 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. (Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii, p. 190).