Dasia griffini

Dasia griffini
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Mabuyidae
Genus:	Dasia
Species:	D. griffini
Binomial name
Dasia griffini Taylor, 1915

Dasia griffini, commonly known as Griffin's keel-scaled tree skink or Griffin's dasia, is a species of tree skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to central and northern Palawan and southern Mindoro in the Philippines. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Etymology

The specific name, griffini, is in honor of American herpetologist Lawrence Edmonds Griffin (1874–1949). ^[4]

Description

Griffin's keel-scaled tree skink may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11 cm (4.3 in). ^[2]

Behavior and habitat

D. griffini is an arboreal lizard. It is found on tree trunks or aerial ferns 7 to 28 metres (23 to 92 ft) above the ground. It inhabits dipterocarp primary forests, at altitudes of 50–150 m (160–490 ft). More rarely, it is also found in coastal forests and scrubland. ^[1]

Reproduction

Griffin's dasia is oviparous. ^[2]

Taxonomy

D. griffini belongs to the genus Dasia . ^[5] It is classified in the subfamily Mabuyinae of the skink family Scincidae. ^[2]

Conservation status

D. griffini is threatened by logging activities in its habitats. ^[1]

See also

• List of threatened species of the Philippines

References

1. Brown, R.; Dimalibot, J.; Rico, E.L. (2009). "Dasia griffini ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T169806A6676223. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169806A6676223.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Dasia griffini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 August 2020.
3. Siler, Cameron. "Known distribution of Dasia griffini in the Philippines". Biodiversity Research & Education Outreach, Philippines. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25.
4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dasia griffini, p. 108).
5. Inger, Robert F.; Brown, Walter C. (1980). "Species of the Scincid Genus Dasia Gray". Fieldiana Zoology. New Series. 3: 1–11. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.3190 .

Further reading

• Taylor EH (1915). "New Species of Philippine Lizards". Philippine Journal of Science10: 89–109 + Plate I. (Dasia griffini, new species, p. 104 + Plate I, figures 5 & 6).