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Lygosoma cyanurum werneri

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Reptilia () - Reptiles
        Subclass: Diapsida ()
        Infraclass: Lepidosauromorpha ()
        Superorder: Lepidosauria () -
        Order: Squamata ()
        Suborder: Lacertilia ()
        Infraorder: Scincomorpha ()
        Family: Scincidae ()
        Subfamily: Lygosominae ()
        Genus: Lygosoma () - Hardwicke & Gray, 1827
        Specific name: cyanurum
        Subspecies: werneri
        Scientific name: - Lygosoma cyanurum werneri

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Lygosoma

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 28 species and subspecies in this genus:

L. afrum (Peters' Eyelid Skink) · L. albopunctata (White-Spotted Supple Skink) · L. angeli (Angel's Writhing Skink) · L. bowringii (Christmas Island Grass-Skink) · L. frontoparietale (Pygmy Supple Skink) · L. grandisonianum (Lanza's Writhing Skink) · L. haroldyoungi (Banded Supple Skink) · L. isodactylum (Siamese Writhing Skink) · L. koratense (Korat Supple Skink) · L. laeviceps (Common Writhing Skink) · L. lanceolatum (Broadley's Writhing Skink) · L. lineolatum (Striped Writhing Skink) · L. mabuiiforme (Mabuya-Like Skink) · L. mafianum (Mafia Writhing Skink) · L. mocquardi (Mocquard's Writhing Skink) · L. paedocarinatum (Abyssinian Writhing Skink) · L. pembanum (Pemba Island Writhing Skink) · L. popae (Pope's Writhing Skink) · L. productum (Boulenger's Writhing Skink) · L. punctata (Common Snake Skink) · L. quadrupes (Short-Limbed Supple Skink) · L. simonettai (Simonetta's Writhing Skink) · L. singha (Sri Lankan Supple Skink) · L. somalicum (Somali Writhing Skink) · L. tanae (Loveridge's Writhing Skink) · L. tersum (Nakhon Si-Thammarat Forest Skink) · L. vinciguerrae (Vinciguerra's Writhing Skink) · L. vosmaeri (Vosmer's Writhing Skink)

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Further Reading

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Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 101 1948 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 368.

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 198290
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3970774

Last Revised: 2012-07-28