Eutropis cumingi

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Eutropis cumingi
Eutropis cumingi from mid-elevation, Mt. Cagua - ZooKeys-266-001-g057.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Scinciformata
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Mabuyidae
Genus: Eutropis
Species:
E. cumingi
Binomial name
Eutropis cumingi
(W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1980)
Synonyms [2]
  • Mabuya cumingi
    W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1980
  • Eutropis cumingi
    Mausfeld et al., 2002

Eutropis cumingi, also known commonly as Cuming's eared skink, Cuming's mabouya, and Cuming's mabuya, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, cumingi, is in honor of English naturalist, Hugh Cuming, who collected the holotype. [2] [3]

Geographic range

E. cumingi is found in the northern parts of the Philippines (Luzon, Calayan, Camiguin, and Lubang) [1] as well as in Orchid Island southeast of Taiwan. [1] [4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of E. cumingi are forest and shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to 900 m (3,000 ft). [1]

Diet

E. cumingi preys upon cockroaches and other insects. [1]

Reproduction

E. cumingi is oviparous. Clutch size is two eggs. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Brown, R.; Afuang, L.E.; Rico, E.L.; Ledesma, M.; Sy, E.; Shang, G. (2019). "Eutropis cumingi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T195298A2377260. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T195298A2377260.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Eutropis cumingi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 November 2020.
  3. 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. (Mabuya cumingi, p. 62).
  4. Li, Hsiang-Ying (n.d.). Shao, K.T. (ed.). "Eutropis cumingi (Brown & Alcala, 1980)". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 29 November 2020.

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