Asymblepharus tragbulense
| Asymblepharus tragbulense | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphenomorphinae |
| Genus: | Asymblepharus |
| Species: | A. tragbulense |
| Binomial name | |
| Asymblepharus tragbulense (Alcock, 1898)[1] | |
Asymblepharus tragbulense is a species of skink endemic to South Asia.[1]
Geographic range
A. tragbulense is found in India, and possibly Pakistan.[1]
Type locality: "Tragbal [sic] Pass, at an elevation of about 9,000 feet".[2] [= Tragbul Pass (34° 29' N, 74° 40' E), about 50 km (31 mi) NNW of Srinagar, Kashmir, India and Pakistan, 9,000 ft (2,700 m)].[1]
References
Further reading
- Alcock AW. 1898. Report on the Natural History Results of the Pamir Boundary Commission. Calcutta [1897]: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India. 45 pp. + five plates. (Lygosoma himalayanum var. tragbulensis, new variation, p. 36).
- Das I, Dattagupta B, Gayen N. 1998. Systematic status of Lygosoma himalayanum tragbulensis Alcock, "1897" 1898 (Sauria: Scincidae) collected by the Pamir boundary commission, 1885. Russ. J. Herpetol. 5 (2): 147-150.
- Shea GM, Greer AE. 2002. From Sphenomorphus to Lipinia: Generic reassignment of two poorly known New Guinea skinks. Journal of Herpetology 36 (2): 148-156.
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