Chalcides armitagei explained

Chalcides armitagei, also known commonly as Armitage's cylindrical skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to West Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, armitagei, is in honor of Cecil Hamilton Armitage (1869-1933), who collected the type specimen while he was Governor of the Gambia.^[1]

Geographic range

C. armitagei is found in Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Senegal.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. armitagei is vegetated coastal dunes, where it can be found under leaf litter. It has also been found in artificial plantations.

Reproduction

C. armitagei is viviparous.

Note

There have been several errors in the scientific literature concerning C. armitagei. For the year of description, Frank & Ramus (1995) give 1896, while Pasteur (1981)^[2] gives 1920 and 1921.^[3] Also, the original describer, Edward George Boulenger, has been confused with his father, George Albert Boulenger.

Further reading

• Boulenger EG (1922). "Description of a New Lizard of the genus Chalcides, from the Gambia, living in the Society's Gardens". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1922: 899. (Chalcides armitagei, new species).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Chalcides armitagei, p. 11).
2. [:fr:Georges Pasteur|Pasteur G]
3. . www.reptile-database.org.