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Lygosoma
''Lygosoma'' is a genus of lizards, commonly known as supple skinks or writhing skinks, which are members of the family Scincidae. ''Lygosoma'' is the type genus of the subfamily Lygosominae. The common name, writhing skinks, refers to the way these stubby-legged animals move, snake-like but more slowly and more awkwardly. Geographic range Species of ''Lygosoma'' are found in India to southeast Asia. Taxonomy In the late 19th and early 20th century, ''Lygosoma'' was used as a "wastebin taxon", to which almost every newly described skink was assigned. Which specific species are contained within this genus is controversial because of its unresolved historic relation to two other closely related genera: ''Mochlus'' and ''Lepidothyris.'' Currently, there are 16 known species in ''Lygosoma'', 15 known species in ''Mochlus'', and three known species in ''Lepidothyris''. However, some species under the latter two genera are often listed under ''Lygosoma'', and ''Lygosoma'' was rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lygosoma Boehmei
''Lygosoma'' is a genus of lizards, commonly known as supple skinks or writhing skinks, which are members of the family (biology), family Scincidae. ''Lygosoma'' is the type genus of the subfamily Lygosominae. The common name, writhing skinks, refers to the way these stubby-legged animals move, snake-like but more slowly and more awkwardly. Geographic range Species of ''Lygosoma'' are found in India to southeast Asia. Taxonomy In the late 19th and early 20th century, ''Lygosoma'' was used as a "wastebin taxon", to which almost every newly described skink was assigned. Which specific species are contained within this genus is controversial because of its unresolved historic relation to two other closely related Genus, genera: ''Mochlus'' and ''Lepidothyris.'' Currently, there are 16 known species in ''Lygosoma'', 15 known species in ''Mochlus'', and three known species in ''Lepidothyris''. However, some species under the latter two genera are often listed under ''Lygosoma'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lygosoma Haroldyoungi
The banded supple skink (''Lygosoma haroldyoungi)'', also known commonly as Harold's writhing skink and Harold Young's supple skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. Etymology The specific name, ''haroldyoungi'', is in honor of American missionary Harold Young, who worked in Burma (now Myanmar) and Thailand, and founded the Chiang Mai Zoo. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Lygosoma haroldyoungi'', pp. 116-117). Distribution ''L. haroldyoungi'' is distributed in northern, central, and eastern Thailand and neighbouring Laos ( Moravec and Böhme 2008). In Thailand it has been found in the provinces of Chachoengsao, Chaiyaphum, Chanthaburi, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Nong Khai, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Loei. In Laos it occurs in Vientiane Province, and it is also found in Myanm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lygosoma Bampfyldei
''Lygosoma bampfyldei'', commonly known as Bampfylde's supple skink or Bampfylde's writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Malaysia. Etymology The specific name, ''bampfyldei'', is in honor of Charles Agar Bampfylde (1856–1918), who was head of government of the Raj of Sarawak (1896–1903). Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Lygosoma bampfyldei'', p. 15). Geographic range ''L. bampfyldei'' is found in eastern Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak). Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''L. bampfyldei'' is lowland forest. Behavior ''L. bampfyldei'' is terrestrial and fossorial A fossorial animal () is one that is adapted to digging and which lives primarily (but not solely) underground. Examples of fossorial vertebrates are Mole (animal), moles, badgers, naked mole-rats, mee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lygosoma Angeli
''Lygosoma angeli'', also known commonly as Angel's writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia. Etymology The specific name, ''angeli'', is in honor of French herpetologist Fernand Angel. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Lygosoma angeli'', p. 9). Geographic range ''L. angeli'' is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''L. angeli'' are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of . Description Dorsally, ''L. angeli'' is brown, reddish brown, or dark brown. Ventrally, it is tan. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The tail length equals SVL. Behavior ''L. angeli'' is terrestrial and fossorial. It hides under bark of trees and stumps. It also burrows in loose soil and under fallen logs. Reproduction The mode of reproduction o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lygosoma Corpulentum
The fat skink (''Lygosoma corpulentum'') is a species of skink found in Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and .... References Lygosoma Reptiles described in 1921 Taxa named by Malcolm Arthur Smith Reptiles of Cambodia Reptiles of Laos Reptiles of Thailand {{Lygosominae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lygosoma Isodactylum
The Siamese writhing skink or even-toed supple skink (''Lygosoma isodactylum'') is a species of skink found in Cambodia and Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa .... References Lygosoma Reptiles described in 1864 Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Lygosominae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lygosoma Quadrupes
The short-limbed supple skink or Linnaeus's writhing skink (''Lygosoma quadrupes'') is a species of skink which is found widely in southern China, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, West Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Salayar), and the Philippines (Palawan, Calamian Islands)). References Lygosoma Reptiles of Cambodia Reptiles of China Reptiles of Hong Kong Reptiles of Indonesia Reptiles of Laos Reptiles of Malaysia Reptiles of the Philippines Reptiles of Thailand Reptiles of Vietnam Reptiles described in 1766 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Lygosominae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lygosominae
Lygosominae is the largest subfamily of skinks in the family Scincidae. The subfamily can be divided into a number of genus groups. If the rarely used taxonomic rank of infrafamily is employed, the genus groups would be designated as such, but such a move would require a formal description according to the ICZN standards. Genera Several Lygosominae genera were notorious " wastebin taxa" in the past, with scientists assigning more or less closely related species to them in a haphazard fashion and without verifying that the new species were close relatives of the genera's type species. What was once placed in '' Lygosoma'', for example, is now divided among some 15 genera, not all in this subfamily. Similarly, ''Mabuya'' and ''Sphenomorphus'' are having species moved elsewhere. *'' Haackgreerius'' (monotypic: endemic to coastal Somalia) *'' Lamprolepis'' – tree skinks *'' Lygosoma'' – writhing skinks *''Mochlus'' - African spp. (synonym ''Lepidothyris'') *''Riopa'' *'' Subdolu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subdoluseps
''Subdoluseps'', also known Common name, commonly as supple skinks and writhing skinks, is a genus of lizards in the subfamily Lygosominae of the Family (biology), family Scincidae. Member species were all previously assigned to the genus ''Lygosoma''. Species The following species are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. *''Subdoluseps bowringii'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1864) – Christmas Island grass skink, Bowring's supple skink *''Subdoluseps frontoparietalis'' (Edward Harrison Taylor, Taylor, 1962) – Taylor's writhing skink, pygmy supple skink *''Subdoluseps herberti'' (Malcolm Arthur Smith, M.A. Smith, 1916) – Herbert's supple skink *''Subdoluseps malayana'' species:Larry Lee Grismer, L. Grismer, species:Zaharil Dzukafly, Dzukafly, species:Mohd Abdul Muin, Muin, species:Evan S.H. Quah, Quah, species:Benjamin R. Karin, Karin, species:Shahrul Anuar Mohd Sah, Anuar & species:Elyse S. Freitas, Freitas, 2019 – Malaysian supple skink *''Subdoluseps nil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sensu
''Sensu'' is a Latin word meaning "in the sense of". It is used in a number of fields including biology, geology, linguistics, semiotics, and law. Commonly it refers to how strictly or loosely an expression is used in describing any particular concept, but it also appears in expressions that indicate the convention or context of the usage. Common qualifiers ''Sensu'' is the ablative case of the noun ''sensus'', here meaning "sense". It is often accompanied by an adjective (in the same case). Three such phrases are: * – "in the strict sense", abbreviation ''s.s.'' or ''s.str.''; * – "in the broad sense", abbreviation ''s.l.''; * – "in a relaxed, generous (or 'ample') sense", a similar meaning to ''sensu lato''. Søren Kierkegaard uses the phrase ''sensu eminenti'' to mean "in the pre-eminent r most important or significantsense". When appropriate, comparative and superlative adjectives may also be used to convey the meaning of "more" or "most". Thus ''sensu stricto'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Harrison Taylor
Edward Harrison Taylor (April 23, 1889 – June 16, 1978) was an American herpetologist from Missouri. Early life Taylor was born in Maysville, Missouri, to George and Loretta Taylor. He had an older brother, Eugene. Taylor studied at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, graduating with a B.A. in 1912. Field trips during his time at the University of Kansas with Dr. Clarence McClung and Dr. Roy Moody helped prepare Taylor for his future endeavors. Between 1916 and 1920 he returned briefly to Kansas to finish his M.A. Career Upon completing his bachelor's degree, Taylor went to the Philippines, where at first he held a teacher's post in a village in central Mindanao, in the Industrial School for Manobo now known as the Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology (ASSCAT). He collected and studied the local herpetofauna extensively and published many papers. He returned to the Philippines after completing his master's degree and was appointed Chief of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Ziegler
Thomas Ziegler may refer to: * Thomas Ziegler (ice hockey) (born 1978), Swiss ice hockey player * Thomas Ziegler (cyclist) (born 1980), German road bicycle racer {{DEFAULTSORT:Ziegler, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
