Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Nakhon Si-Thammarat Forest Skink
Common Names in German:
Nakhon Si-Thammarat-Waldskink
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:
tersum
- SMITH 1916
- Scientific name: - Lygosoma tersum SMITH 1916
- Specific name:
tersum
- SMITH 1916
- 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
Sphenomorphus tersus Taylor 1963: 1013
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
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
- Supplementary catalogue of type specimens of reptiles and amphibians in Field Museum of Natural History / Hymen Marx. 69 1976 [Chicago]: Field Museum of Natural History, 1976. url p. 77, p. 83.
- The journal of the Natural History Society of Siam. [London: Luzac, 1914]-1924. url p. 44.
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
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2542034
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-4542
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 637257
