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Boettger's Ground Skink
Scincella boettgeri
Boettger's ground skink (Scincella boettgeri) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.
From the article Scincella boettgeri on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
S. boettgeri is found in the Miyako and Yaeyama island groups of the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37654.