genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
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 o ...
s. Originally defined to include a few species from 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 ...
, 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
In reptiles, the temporal scales are located on the side of the head between the parietal scales and the supralabial scales, and behind the postocular scales.U.S. Navy. 1991. Poisonous Snakes of the World. US Govt. New York: Dover Publications Inc ...
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
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
, listed alphabetically by
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, are recognized as being valid:
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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 oc ...
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Inger
Inger may refer to:
People
* Inger (given name), list of people with the given name
* Inger (surname), list of people with the surname
* Inger, the main character of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale ''The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf''
Other uses
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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 A ...
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 batupan ...
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Karin
Karin may refer to:
*Karin (given name), a feminine name
Fiction
* ''Karin'' (manga) or ''Chibi Vampire'', a Japanese media franchise
* Karin Hanazono, title character of the manga and anime ''Kamichama Karin''
*Karin Kokubu, a main character in ...
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
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Taylor
Taylor, Taylors or Taylor's may refer to:
People
* Taylor (surname)
** List of people with surname Taylor
* Taylor (given name), including Tayla and Taylah
* Taylor sept, a branch of Scottish clan Cameron
* Justice Taylor (disambiguation)
...
, 1918) – Sulu sphenomorphus
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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 a ...
'' L. Grismer, 2007 – Fraser's Hill forest skink
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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 ...
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Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858– ...
, 1912) – Butler's forest skink
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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 ...
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 Muham ...
'' L. Grismer, 2006 – Tioman Island forest skink
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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 fe ...
'' L. Grismer,
Wood
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Ahmad
Ahmad () is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other English spellings of the name include Ahmed. It is also used as a surname.
Etymology
The word derives from the root ( ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from ...
Rizal
Rizal most commonly refers to:
* Rizal (province), a province of the Philippines
* José Rizal, Filipino national hero whom the province is named after
Rizal may also refer to:
People
* Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli, Malaysian footballer
* Atep Ri ...
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 o ...
Onn
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The letter's Bríatha ...
Bibron
Gabriel Bibron (20 October 1805 – 27 March 1848) was a French zoologist and herpetologist. He was born in Paris. The son of an employee of the Museum national d'histoire naturelle, he had a good foundation in natural history and was hire ...
Nota bene
( ; plural: ) is the Latin language, Latin phrase meaning ''note well''.
In manuscripts, ''nota bene'' is abbreviated in upper-case as NB and N.B., and in lower-case as n.b. and nb; the editorial usages of ''nota bene'' and ''notate bene'' fi ...
'': A
binomial authority
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, altho ...
in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Tytthoscincus''.