Gastropholis echinata
| Gastropholis echinata | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Gastropholis |
| Species: | G. echinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Gastropholis echinata (Cope, 1862) | |
Gastropholis echinata, the hedgehog keel-bellied lizard, is a species of lizard found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]
The Latin specific epithet of echinata refers to hedgehog, from echinus.[2]
References
- ↑ Gastropholis echinata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 April 2019.
- ↑ Stearn, William (2004). Botanical Latin. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 9780881926279.