Lipinia cheesmanae

Lipinia cheesmanae
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Lipinia
Species:	L. cheesmanae
Binomial name
	Lipinia cheesmanae; (Parker, 1940)
Synonyms
	Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) cheesmanae; Parker, 1940; Lipinia cheesmanae; — Greer, 1974;

Last updated February 13, 2022

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]

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]

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References

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.
1 2 3 Lipinia cheesmanae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2020.
↑ 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).