Sphenomorphus grandisonae

Sphenomorphus grandisonae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species:
S. grandisonae
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus grandisonae
Taylor, 1962

Sphenomorphus grandisonae, also known commonly as Grandison's forest skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, grandisonae, is in honor of British herpetologist Alice Georgie Cruickshank "Bunty" Grandison.[3]

Geographic range

S. grandisonae is found in northern Thailand, in Uttaradit province.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. grandisonae is forest.[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. grandisonae is unknown.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cota, M.; Danaisawat, P.; Panitvong, N.; Thaksintham, W.; Sumontha, M. (2018). "Sphenomorphus grandisonae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104771383A104853720. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104771383A104853720.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Sphenomorphus grandisonae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
  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. (Sphenomorphus grandisonae, p. 106).

Further reading

  • Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).
  • Taylor EH (1962). "New Oriental Reptiles". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 43 (1): 209–263. (Sphenomorphus grandisonae, new species, pp. 236–239, Figure 10).
  • Taylor EH (1963). "The Lizards of Thailand". Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 44: 687–1077. (Sphenomorphus grandisonae, pp. 1002–1005, Figure 83).