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Subdoluseps herberti

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Subdoluseps herberti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Subdoluseps
Species:
S. herberti
Binomial name
Subdoluseps herberti
(M.A. Smith, 1916)
Synonyms[2]
  • 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

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

Habitat

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

Reproduction

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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

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  • 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).