Lygosoma schneideri
{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
{{Speciesbox
| image =
| status =
| genus = Lygosoma
| species = schneideri
| authority = F. Werner, 1900
| range_map =
| synonyms =
}}
Lygosoma schneideri, also known commonly as Schneider's writhing skink and the Sumatran supple skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.
Etymology
The specific name, schneideri, is in honor of Gustav Schneider, Jr., who collected the holotype.Werner F (1900).
Geographic range
L. schneideri is found on the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia.
Description
References
{{Reflist|refs=
{{NRDB species|genus=Lygosoma|species=schneideri|accessdate=22 September 2019}}
}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q70026426}}
Further reading
- Grismer LL, Quah ESH, Duzulkafly Z, Yambun P (2018). "On the taxonomy of Lygosoma banfyldei 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.
- Werner F (1900). "Reptilien und Batrachier aus Sumatra, gesammelt von Herrn Gustav Schneider jr. im Jahre 1897–98 ". Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abtheilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere 13 (6): 479–508 + Plates 31–35. (Lygosoma schneideri, new species, pp. 487–488 + Plate 31, figure 1). (in German).
Category:Reptiles described in 1900
Category:Reptiles of Indonesia
Category:Endemic fauna of Indonesia