Miriam's skink | |
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B. miriamae in Udom Sap, Wang Nam Khiao, Thailand | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Brachymeles |
Species: | B. miriamae
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Binomial name | |
Brachymeles miriamae | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Miriam's skink (Brachymeles miriamae) is a skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.
In 1972 Heyer described Miriam's skink as a new species in a new genus, giving it the scientific name Davewakeum miriamae. [2] In 2011 Siler et al. included the genus Davewakeum in the genus Brachymeles, creating the new combination, Brachymeles miriamae ( Heyer, 1972). [3] In 2015 Chan-ard et al. returned the species to the genus Davewakeum. [1]
The specific name, miriamae, is in honor of Miriam Heyer, who collected the holotype, and is the wife of American herpetologist W. Ronald Heyer. [4]
The generic name, Davewakeum, is in honor of American herpetologist David B. Wake. [4]
Miriam's skink is found in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. [1]
Miriam's skink is limbless. [2]