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Tytthoscincus
''Tytthoscincus'' is a genus of skinks. Originally defined to include a few species from the Philippines, the genus now includes many species from South-East Asia in general. Description ''Tytthoscincus'' are small skinks, usually less than in snout–vent length. The temporal scales are small and of same size and shape as the lateral body scales (as opposed to being enlarged and shield-like). The digits are small. Species The following 22 species, listed alphabetically by Specific name (zoology), specific name, are recognized as being valid: *''Tytthoscincus aesculeticola'' (Robert F. Inger, Inger, Lian, species:Maklarin Lakim, Lakim & species:Paul Yambun, Yambun, 2001) *''Tytthoscincus atrigularis'' (Leonhard Stejneger, Stejneger, 1908) – Zamboanga sphenomorphus *''Tytthoscincus batupanggah'' species:Benjamin R. Karin, Karin, species:Indraneil Das, Das & species:Aaron Matthew Bauer, Bauer, 2016 – cursed-stone diminutive leaf-litter skink *''Tytthoscincus biparietalis'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tytthoscincus Temasekensis
''Tytthoscincus temasekensis'', common name Singapore swamp skink, is a species of skinks belonging to the family Scincidae. Etymology The species name ''temasekensis'' derives from the word meaning 'Sea Town' in Old Javanese, an ancient name of a settlement in Singapore. As the Latin suffix means 'from a place', the epithet ''temasekensis'' can be translated ''from Singapore''. Distribution This uncommon species is present in Singapore, and in restricted areas of the Peninsular Malaysia. Habitat The Singapore swamp skink occurs in freshwater swamp forest, in peat swamp areas and close to shallow streams. Description ''Tytthoscincus temasekensis'' can reach a total body length of about . These small skinks have an elongate and dorso-ventrally flattened body, with smooth scales. Limbs and feet are tiny, short and slender. Its dorsal basic colour is dark brown, with a pale line from the head to the end of the tail. The abdomen is pale brownish. Young skinks are pale brown and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tytthoscincus Ishaki
''Tytthoscincus ishaki'', also known commonly as the Tioman Island forest skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Tioman Island in Malaysia. Etymology The specific name, ''ishaki'', is in honor of Muhamad Ishak Mat Sohor, who was Grismer's Malaysian guide during fieldwork on Tioman Island. Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Sphenomorphus ishaki'', p. 131). Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''T. ishaki'' is forest, at altitudes of . Description ''T. ishaki'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about . Reproduction The mode of reproduction of ''T. ishaki'' is unknown. References Further reading * Grismer LL (2006). "Two new species of skinks (Genus ''Sphenomorphus'' Fitzinger 1843) from the Seribuat Archipelago, West Malaysia". ''Herpetological Natural History'' 9 (2): 151–162. (''Sphenomorphus ishaki'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tytthoscincus Butleri
''Tytthoscincus butleri'', also known commonly as Butler's forest skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Malaysia and Thailand. Etymology The specific name, ''butleri'', is in honor of British zoologist Arthur Lennox Butler. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Sphenomorphus butleri'', p. 44). Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''T. butleri'' is forest. Reproduction ''T. butleri'' is oviparous. The eggs hatch in September. References Further reading * Boulenger GA (1912). ''A Vertebrate Fauna of the Malay Peninsula from the Isthmus of Kra to Singapore including the Adjacent Islands. Reptilia and Batrachia.'' London, Kuala Lampur, and Singapore: Government of the Federated Malay States. (Taylor & Francis, printers). xiii + 294 pp. (''Lygosoma butleri'', new species, p. 91). * Grismer LL, Muin MA, Wood PL Jr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tytthoscincus Batupanggah
''Tytthoscincus batupanggah'', also known as the cursed-stone diminutive leaf-litter skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to Borneo and only known from its type locality Gunung Penrissen in Sarawak, East Malaysia. ''Tytthoscincus batupanggah'' is small skink measuring in snout–vent length. It has been found in a mixed-dipterocarp forest at above sea level. It is a leaf litter Plant litter (also leaf litter, tree litter, soil litter, litterfall, or duff) is dead plant material (such as leaves, bark, needles, twigs, and cladodes) that has fallen to the ground. This detritus or dead organic material and its constituen ... specialist. References batupanggah Endemic fauna of Borneo Endemic fauna of Malaysia Reptiles of Malaysia Reptiles described in 2016 Taxa named by Aaron M. Bauer Taxa named by Indraneil Das Taxa named by Benjamin R. Karin Reptiles of Borneo {{Sphenomorphinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tytthoscincus Aesculeticola
''Tytthoscincus aesculeticola'' is a species of skink. It is endemic to Borneo and is currently known from Sarawak and Sabah (East Malaysia). ''Tytthoscincus aesculeticola'' is a small skink with a maximum size of in snout–vent length. It occurs in montane environments below the surface of soil, dead leaves, rocks, and logs as well as on the surface of soil and logs at elevations of above sea level Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level. In geodesy, it is formalized as orthometric height. The zero level .... References aesculeticola Endemic fauna of Borneo Endemic fauna of Malaysia Reptiles of Malaysia Reptiles described in 2001 Taxa named by Robert F. Inger Taxa named by Maklarin Lakim Taxa named by Paul Yambun Reptiles of Borneo {{Sphenomorphinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tytthoscincus Hallieri
''Tytthoscincus hallieri'' is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia. Etymology The specific name, ''hallieri'', is in honor of German botanist Johann Gottfried "Hans" Hallier. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Sphenomorphus hallieri'', p. 114). Geographic range ''T. hallieri'' is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''T. hallieri'' is forest, at altitudes of . Reproduction ''T. hallieri'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that reproduce by depositing fertilized zygotes outside the body (i.e., by laying or spawning) in metabolically independent incubation organs known as eggs, which nurture the embryo into moving offsprings kno .... References Further reading * Bacon JP (1967). "Systematic Status of Three Scincid Lizards (Genus ''Sphenomorp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tytthoscincus Bukitensis
''Tytthoscincus bukitensis'', also known as the Fraser's Hill forest skink , is a species of skink. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. ''Tytthoscincus bukitensis'' is a fossorial species inhabiting hill dipterocarp and lower montane forests at elevations of above sea level. Adult females measure in snout–vent length Snout–vent length (SVL) is a morphometric measurement taken in herpetology from the tip of the snout to the most posterior opening of the cloacal slit (vent)."direct line distance from tip of snout to posterior margin of vent" It is the mos .... References bukitensis Endemic fauna of Malaysia Reptiles of Malaysia Reptiles described in 2007 Taxa named by Larry Lee Grismer {{Sphenomorphinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tytthoscincus Biparietalis
''Tytthoscincus biparietalis'' is a species of skink. It is endemic to the Philippines. It has been called the Sulu sphenomorphus as it was originally placed in the genus ''Sphenomorphus'' and the type locality is the Sulu Archipelago The Sulu Archipelago ( Tausug: Kapū'-pūan sin Sūg Sulat Sūg: , ) is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean, in the southwestern Philippines. The archipelago forms the northern limit of the Celebes Sea and southern limit of the Sulu Se .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5094878 biparietalis Endemic fauna of the Philippines Reptiles of the Philippines Reptiles described in 1918 Taxa named by Edward Harrison Taylor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tytthoscincus Atrigularis
The Zamboanga sphenomorphus (''Tytthoscincus atrigularis'') is a species of skink. It is endemic to the Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3546400 atrigularis Endemic fauna of the Philippines Reptiles of the Philippines Reptiles described in 1908 Taxa named by Leonhard Stejneger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tytthoscincus Jaripendek
''Tytthoscincus jaripendek'', the Cameron Highlands forest skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre .... References jaripendek Endemic fauna of Malaysia Reptiles of Malaysia Reptiles described in 2017 Taxa named by Larry Lee Grismer {{Skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skink
Skinks are a type of lizard belonging to the family (biology), family Scincidae, a family in the Taxonomic rank, infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in different habitats except arctic and subarctic regions. Etymology The word ''skink'', which entered the English language around 1580–1590, comes from classical Greek and Latin , names that referred to various specific lizards. Description Skinks look like lizards of the family Lacertidae (sometimes called ''true lizards''), but most species of skinks have no pronounced neck and relatively small legs. Several genera (e.g., ''Typhlosaurus'') have no limbs at all. This is not true for all skinks, however, as some species such as the Tribolonotus gracilis, red-eyed crocodile skink have a head that is ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodorus Willem Van Lidth De Jeude
Theodorus Willem van Lidth de Jeude (1 February 1853 – 29 May 1937) was a Dutch zoologist and herpetologist. He is not to be confused with his grandfather's brother, the Dutch veterinarian and zoologist Theodoor Gerard van Lidth de Jeude (1788–1863).Adler, K. (ed.) (2007) Contributions to the history of herpetology, Vol 2. SSAR Contributions to Herpetology, 389 pp. (p. 116) Life and career T.W. van Lidth de Jeude was born on 1 February 1853 in Helmond, about 15 km east of Eindhoven. He attended the University of Utrecht where his grandfather, T.G. van Lidth de Jeude, taught zoology and veterinary science. Theorodus Willem received his Ph.D. in 1882 for a thesis on coleopteran larvae. Between 1882 and 1884 he studied fishes in Naples and at Kralingen (near Rotterdam). In 1884, he became curator of Lower Vertebrates at the Rijksmuseum in Leiden. He retired from his curatorship in 1923 but kept working at the museum until 1931. T.W. von Lidth de Jeude died in Leiden on 29 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
