Lygosoma schneideri | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Lygosoma |
Species: | L. schneideri
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Binomial name | |
Lygosoma schneideri
F. Werner, 1900
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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.
The specific name, schneideri, is in honor of Gustav Schneider, Jr., who collected the holotype. [1]
L. schneideri is found on the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia. [2]
Relatively large and stout for its genus, [2] the holotype of L. schneideri has a snout-to-vent length of 12.6 cm (5.0 in) and a tail 9.6 cm (3.8 in) long. [1]
Lygosoma schneideri | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Lygosoma |
Species: | L. schneideri
|
Binomial name | |
Lygosoma schneideri
F. Werner, 1900
|
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.
The specific name, schneideri, is in honor of Gustav Schneider, Jr., who collected the holotype. [1]
L. schneideri is found on the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia. [2]
Relatively large and stout for its genus, [2] the holotype of L. schneideri has a snout-to-vent length of 12.6 cm (5.0 in) and a tail 9.6 cm (3.8 in) long. [1]