Geomyersia

Geomyersia is a small genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands.<ref name=RDB>Template:NRDB genus. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>

Species and geographic ranges

There are two species which are recognized as being valid:<ref name=RDB/>

• Geomyersia coggeri Template:Small – Cogger's island skink – Bismarck Archipelago
• Geomyersia glabra Template:Small – Greer's island skink, Solomon minute skink – Solomon Islands

Etymology

The generic name, Geomyersia, is in honor of American herpetologist George S. Myers.<ref>Greer & Parker (1968), p. 2.</ref>

Further reading

• Greer, Allen E.; Parker, Fred (1968). "Geomyersia glabra, a new genus and species of scincid lizard from Bougainville, Solomon Islands, with comments on the relationship of some lygosomine genera". Breviora (302): 1–17.

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