Lygosoma vosmaeri
| Vosmer's Writhing Skink | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lygosoma |
| Species: | L. vosmaeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Lygosoma vosmaeri (Gray, 1839) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Hagria vosmaeri Gray, 1839[2] | |
Lygosoma vosmaeri (Vosmer's writhing skink) is a species of skink endemic to South Asia (India.[1][3] A second specimen was discovered in 2009 in an open scrub jungle in rocky habitat near Jaggayapet, Andhra Pradesh, some 170 years after the collection of the holotype.[1][4]
References
- 1 2 3 Srinivasulu, C. & Srinivasulu, B. (2013). "Lygosoma vosmaeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ Gray, J.E. 1839 Catalogue of the slender-tongued saurians, with descriptions of many new genera and species. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (1) 2: 331-337 (287-293)
- ↑ and Bangladesh Lygosoma vosmaeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 January 2015.
- ↑ Seetharamaraju, M.; R. Sreekar; C. Srinivasulu; Bhargavi Srinivasulu; Harpreet Kaur & P. Venkateshwarlu (2009). "Rediscovery of Vosmer's Writhing Skink Lygosoma vosmaerii (Gray, 1839) (Reptilia: Scincidae) with a note on its taxonomy". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 1 (12): 624–626. doi:10.11609/jott.o2160.624-6.
Further reading
- Boulenger, G. A. 1887 Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) III. Lacertidae, Gerrhosauridae, Scincidae, Anelytropsidae, Dibamidae, Chamaeleontidae. London: 575pp.
- Vyas, Raju 2002 Notes on the distribution of Lygosoma lineata (Gray, 1839) and comments on the systematic status of L. vosmaerii (Gray, 1839). Hamadryad. 26 (2):360-361 [2001].
- Banglapedia, National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Lizard).
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