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Subdoluseps herberti

Herbert's supple skink, also known commonly as Herbert's writhing skink is a species of lizard in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to Malaysia and Thailand.

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Subdoluseps herberti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Subdoluseps
Species:
S. herberti
Binomial name
Subdoluseps herberti
(M.A. Smith, 1916)
Synonyms2
  • Lygosoma herberti
    M.A. Smith, 1916
  • Riopa herberti
    — Cochran, 1930
  • Subdoluseps herberti
    — Freitas et al., 2019

Herbert's supple skink (Subdoluseps herberti), also known commonly as Herbert's writhing skink is a species of lizard in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to Malaysia and Thailand.2

Etymology

The specific name, herberti, is in honor of English ornithologist E.G. Herbert, who worked in Siam (Thailand).3

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. herberti is forest.1

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. herberti is unknown.2

References

References

  1. Cota, M.; Sumontha, M.; Grismer, L.; Quah, E. (2018). "Subdoluseps herberti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T194119A14666124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T194119A14666124.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Subdoluseps herberti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Riopa herberti, p. 121).
Further reading

Further reading

  • Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).
  • Freitas ES, Datta-Roy A, Karanth P, Grismer LL, Siler CD (2019). "Multilocus phylogeny and a new classification for African, Asian and Indian supple and writhing skinks (Scincidae: Lygosominae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 186 (4): 1067–1096. (Subdoluseps herberti, new combination, p. 1088).
  • Smith MA (1916). "Descriptions of Three New Lizards and a New Snake from Siam". Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 2 (1): 44–47. (Lygosoma herberti, new species, p. 45).
  • Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Riopa herberti, p. 317).