Eutropis alcalai is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Eutropis |
| Species: | E. alcalai
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| Eutropis alcalai | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, alcalai, is in honor of Filipino herpetologist Angel Chua Alcala.[2]
Geographic range
editE. alcalai is found in western Mindanao, the Philippines.[3]
References
edit- ^ Pitogo, K.; Maglangit, E.P. (2022). "Eutropis alcalai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T207944380A207944411. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T207944380A207944411.en.
- ^ Barley et al. (2021)
- ^ Species Eutropis alcalai at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Sources
edit- Barley AJ, Sanguila MB, Brown RM (2021). "A new species of Sun Skink (Reptilia: Scincidae: Eutropis) from the Zamboanga Peninsula, southwestern Mindanao Island, Philippines". Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology 14 (2): 1–18. (Eutropis alcalai, new species).
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