Lygosoma schneideri

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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

Relatively large and stout for its genus, the holotype of L. schneideri has a snout-to-vent length of {{convert|12.6|cm|in|abbr=on}} and a tail {{convert|9.6|cm|in|abbr=on}} long.

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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:Lygosoma

Category:Reptiles described in 1900

Category:Reptiles of Indonesia

Category:Endemic fauna of Indonesia

Category:Taxa named by Franz Werner

Category:Fauna of Sumatra