''Eumeces blythianus'', commonly known as Blyth's skink, is a

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of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to

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Etymology

The specific name, ''blythianus'', is in honor of English zoologist Edward Blyth (1810–1873), Curator of the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Beolens B Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Eumeces blythianus'', p. 28).

Geographic range

''E. blythianus'' is found in

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( Punjab), and

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Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of ''E. blythianus'' is unknown.

References

* Anderson J (1871). "On two Saurian genera ''Eurylpis'' and ''Plocederma'', Blyth, with a description of a new species of ''Mabouia'', Fitzinger". ''Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal'' 1871: 180–192. ("''Mabouia Blythianus'' ", new species, pp. 186–188). * Boulenger GA (1887). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ ...'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (''Eumeces blythianus'', p. 385). * Finn F (1898). "Note on a specimen of the rare Scincoid Lizard ''Eumeces blythianus'', (Anderson) from the Afridi Country; with exhibition of the type specimen". ''Proc. Asiatic Soc. Bengal'' 1898: 189. * Schmitz A, Mausfeld P, Embert D (2004). "Molecular studies on the genus ''Eumeces'' Wiegmann, 1834: phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic implications". ''Hamadryad'' 28 (1-2): 73–89. (''Eumeces schneideri blythianus'', p. 74). * Smith MA (1935). ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria.'' London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (''Eumeces blythianus'', pp. 340–341). * Taylor EH (1936) 935 "A taxonomic study of the cosmopolitan lizards of the genus ''Eumeces'' with an account of the distribution and relationship of its species". ''University of Kansas Science Bulletin'' 23 (14): 1–643. Eumeces Taxa named by John Anderson (zoologist) Reptiles described in 1871 {{skink-stub

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