Hakaria

Hakaria is a genus of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The genus contains one species, Hakaria simonyi, which is endemic to Socotra.

Hakaria
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Hakaria Steindachner, 1899
Species:	H. simonyi
Binomial name
Hakaria simonyi (Steindachner, 1899)
Synonyms[2]
Sepsina (Hakaria) simonyi Steindachner, 1899 Parachalcides socotranus Boulenger, 1899 Scelotes simonyi — Barbour & Loveridge, 1928 Hakaria simonyi — Rösler & Wranik, 2004

Etymology

The specific name, simonyi, is in honor of Viennese naturalist Oskar Simony (1852–1915).^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. simonyi is shrubland, at altitudes of 10–1,463 m (33–4,800 ft).^[1]