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Protoblepharus apatani
Protoblepharus apatani is a species of skink. It was discovered during a herpetological investigation of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and is endemic to the East Himalayan Mountains.
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Description
Protoblepharus apatani has a small to medium-sized body, up to 63mm. Its body scales are glossy, smooth or striated. The holotype was golden brown with a broad dark stripe gradually diffusing with the background colour at the mid-body.
== References ==
In human culture
The generic epithet Protoblepharus is a Latinized combination of the Greek words proto (πρωτό), meaning ‘primitive’ and blepharo (βλέφaρο) meaning ‘eyelid’, which is a reference to ablepharine skinks. The epithet apatani is meant to honor the Apatani tribe of Ziro Valley in Arunachal Pradesh, who helped and assisted the fieldwork in Arunachal Pradesh.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 1367331.