| Scincella vandenburghi | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Scincella |
| Species: | S. vandenburghi |
| Binomial name | |
| Scincella vandenburghi (Schmidt, 1927) | |
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| Synonyms [2] | |
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Scincella vandenburghi, also known commonly as the Korean skink, the Tsushima ground skink, and the Tsushima smooth skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to East Asia
S. vandenburghi is found on the Korean peninsula and on Tsushima Island, Japan. [2]
Scincella vandenburghi may be a synonym of Scincella modesta . [1] [2]
S. vandenburghi is named after John Van Denburgh, curator of herpetology at the California Academy of Sciences. [2] [3]
S. vandenburghi inhabits temperate forests where it can be found on the forest floor. [1]
S. vandenburghi is oviparous, laying one to nine eggs in early summer. [1]
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