Geomyersia is a small genus of , lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands.[. www.reptile-database.org.]
Species and geographic ranges
There are two species which are recognized as being valid:
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Geomyersia coggeri – Harold Cogger island skink – Bismarck Archipelago
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Geomyersia glabra – Greer's island skink, Solomon minute skink – Solomon Islands
Etymology
The Genus, Geomyersia, is in honor of American herpetologist George S. Myers.[Greer & Parker (1968), p. 2.]
Further reading
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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.
