Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Siamese Writhing Skink, Siamese Writhing Skink, Even-Toed Supple Skink
Common Names in German:
Gleichfinger-Laubskink
Taxonomy
- 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
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
()
- Infraorder:
Scincomorpha
()
- Family:
Scincidae
()
- Subfamily:
Lygosominae
()
- Genus:
Lygosoma
()
- Hardwicke & Gray, 1827
- Specific name:
isodactylum
- GÜNTHER 1864
- Scientific name: - Lygosoma isodactylum GÜNTHER 1864
- Specific name:
isodactylum
- GÜNTHER 1864
- Genus:
Lygosoma
(
- Subfamily:
Lygosominae
(
- Family:
Scincidae
(
- Infraorder:
Scincomorpha
(
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Eumeces isodactylus GÜnther 1864: 93 • Lygosoma isodactyla< /i> (Riopa Isodactyla) - Cox Et Al. 1998: 114 • Lygosoma isodactylum — Boulenger 1887: 339 • Riopa isodactyla Smith 1935: 317 • Riopa isodactyla — Chan-Ard Et Al. 1999: 27 • Riopa isodactyla — Taylor 1963: 968 • Squamicilia isodactyla Mittleman 1952
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: MITTLEMAN (1952) defined the genus Squamicilia (type
species:
Eumeces isodactylus) as follows: Differs essentially from Riopa as
follows: Lower eyelid
scaly
, lacking a more or less transparent or
translucent
disc; supranasals reduced and not forming a median
suture;
frontoparietals
usually united
, interparietal much reduced; ear
opening
reduced, often only a small oblique
slit. The original description
is available online (see link below).
Similar Species
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
- Catalogue of the lizards in the British museum (Natural history) / London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1885-87. url .
- The Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam. [Bangkok, Thailand]: The Society, url p. 127.
- The University of Kansas science bulletin. 44 1963 [Lawrence]: University of Kansas, 1902-1996. url p. 1073, p. 1177.
- The journal of the Natural History Society of Siam. [London: Luzac, 1914]-1924. url p. 56.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- TIGR Reptile Database . Release date: October 2, 2007
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2541928
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-4522
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 637235
