Lipinia cheesmanae

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Lipinia cheesmanae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Scinciformata
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Sphenomorphidae
Genus: Lipinia
Species:
L. cheesmanae
Binomial name
Lipinia cheesmanae
(Parker, 1940)
Synonyms [2]
  • Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) cheesmanae
    Parker, 1940
  • Lipinia cheesmanae
    Greer, 1974

Lipinia cheesmanae, also known commonly as Cheesman's lipinia and Cheesman's moth skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, cheesmanae (genitive, feminine), is in honor of British entomologist Lucy Evelyn Cheesman. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. cheesmanae is forest, at altitudes of 100–1,000 m (330–3,280 ft). [1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of L. cheesmanae is unknown. [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tallowin, O.; Shea, G. (2017). "Lipinia cheesmanae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T42484794A42484799. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T42484794A42484799.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Lipinia cheesmanae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 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. (Lipinia cheesmanae, p. 52).

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