Protoblepharus apatani is a species of skink.[1] It was discovered during a herpetological investigation of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and is endemic to the East Himalayan Mountains.[2][3]
| Protoblepharus apatani | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Protoblepharus |
| Species: | P. apatani |
| Binomial name | |
| Protoblepharus apatani Mirza, Bragin, Bhosale, Gowande, Patel, & Poyarkov, 2022 | |
Etymology
editThe generic epithet Protoblepharus is a Latinized combination of the Greek words proto (πρωτό), meaning ‘primitive’ and blepharo (βλέφaρο) meaning ‘eyelid’, which is a reference to ablepharine skinks. The epithet apatani is meant to honor the Apatani tribe of Ziro Valley in Arunachal Pradesh, who helped and assisted the fieldwork in Arunachal Pradesh.[3]
Description
editReferences
edit- ↑ Protoblepharus apatani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2022.
- ↑ "Genus Protoblepharus - taxonomy & distribution / RepFocus". repfocus.dk. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- 1 2 3 Mirza, Zeeshan & Bragin, Andrey & Bhosale, Harshal & Gowande, Gaurang & Patel, Harshil & Poyarkov, Nikolay. (2022). A new ancient lineage of ablepharine skinks (Sauria: Scincidae) from eastern Himalayas with notes on origin and systematics of the group. PeerJ. 10. e12800. 10.7717/peerj.12800.
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