Lygosoma bampfyldei

Lygosoma bampfyldei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lygosoma
Species:
L. bampfyldei
Binomial name
Lygosoma bampfyldei
Bartlett, 1895
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygosoma bampfyldei
    Bartlett, 1895
  • Riopa bampfyldei
    — M.A. Smith, 1937
  • Mochlus bampfyldei
    — Mittleman, 1952
  • Riopa bampfyldei
    — Chan-ard et al., 1999
  • Lygosoma bampfyldei
    — Das & Yakoob, 2007

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.[2]

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).[3]

Geographic range

L. bampfyldei is found in eastern Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak).[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. bampfyldei is lowland forest.[1]

Behavior

L. bampfyldei is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of L. bampfyldei is unknown.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Iskandar D, McGuire J, Grismer L (2018). "Lygosoma bampfyldei (errata version published in 2019)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T14665983A144773160. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T14665983A144773160.en. Downloaded on 02 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Lygosoma bampfyldei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lygosoma bampfyldei, p. 15).

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. ISBN 978-9838120807.
  • 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).



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