''Lygosoma bampfyldei'',
commonly known as Bampfylde's supple skink or Bampfylde's writhing skink, is a
species
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of
lizard
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in the
subfamily
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Lygosominae of the
family
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Scincidae. The species is
endemic
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to
Malaysia
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Etymology
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, ''bampfyldei'', is in honor of Charles Agar Bampfylde (1856–1918), who was head of government of the Raj of Sarawak
The Raj of Sarawak, Kingdom of Sarawak or State of Sarawak, was a kingdom founded in 1841 in northwestern Borneo and was in a Protectorate, treaty of protection with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom from 1888. It ...
(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
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and Sarawak
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Habitat
The preferred natural habitat
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of ''L. bampfyldei'' is lowland forest
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Behavior
''L. bampfyldei'' is terrestrial and fossorial
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Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of ''L. bampfyldei'' is unknown.[
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References
Further reading
* Bartlett E (1895). "The Crocodiles and Lizards of Borneo in the Sarawak Museum, with Descriptions of Supposed New Species, and the Variation of Colours in the Several Species During Life". ''Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' 28: 73–96. (''Lygosoma bampfyldei'', new species, p. 96).
* Das I (2004). ''Lizards of Borneo: A Pocket Guide''. Kota Kinabalu, Borneo. Natural History Publications. 89 pp. .
* Grismer LL, Quah ESH, Duzulkafly Z, Yambun P (2018). "On the taxonomy of ''Lygosoma bampfyldei'' Bartlett, 1895 (Squamata: Scincidae) with descriptions of new species from Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia and the resurrection of ''Lygosoma schneideri'' Werner, 1900". ''Zootaxa'' 4438 (3): 528–550.
* Smith MA (1937). "A Review of the Genus ''Lygosoma'' (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its Allies". ''Records of the Indian Museum'' 39 (3): 213–234. (''Riopa bampfyldei'', new combination, p. 228).
Lygosoma
Reptiles described in 1895
Taxa named by Edward Bartlett
Reptiles of Borneo
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