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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] |
Subdoluseps Nilgiriensis
The Nilgiri gracile skink (''Subdoluseps nilgiriensis'') is a species of skink found in Western Ghats ranges in the Nilgiri hills in Tamil Nadu, South India. Description ''Subdoluseps nilgiriensis'' can be identified by: slender, small-sized body (47–67 mm); sandy brown above, with each scale tipped with black; a thick black lateral band from snout to tail; a distinct white labial streak; dirty white venter, with throat having mild black striations; 28–29 midbody scale rows; 71–74 mid ventral scales; 66–69 paravertebral scales. Etymology This species was named after its type locality - the Nilgiri hills, in the Western Ghats of South India. Discovery ''Subdoluseps nilgiriensis'' was discovered by scientists in the Anaikatti and Mulli hills of the Nilgiri district of Tamil Nadu, in a farmland surrounded by deciduous forests. First found in 2019, after many months of research it was named and described as new to science, in 2021. Natural history ''Subdoluseps nilgir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |