Sphenomorphus grandisonae

Sphenomorphus grandisonae
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Sphenomorphidae
Genus:	Sphenomorphus
Species:	S. grandisonae
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus grandisonae Taylor, 1962

Sphenomorphus grandisonae, also known commonly as Grandison's forest skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Thailand. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, grandisonae, is in honor of British herpetologist Alice Georgie Cruickshank "Bunty" Grandison. ^[3]

Geographic range

S. grandisonae is found in northern Thailand, in Uttaradit province. ^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. grandisonae is forest. ^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. grandisonae is unknown. ^[2]

References

1. Cota, M.; Danaisawat, P.; Panitvong, N.; Thaksintham, W.; Sumontha, M. (2018). "Sphenomorphus grandisonae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T104771383A104853720. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104771383A104853720.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Sphenomorphus grandisonae 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. (Sphenomorphus grandisonae, p. 106).

Further reading

• Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN   978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN   978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).
• Taylor EH (1962). "New Oriental Reptiles". University of Kansas Science Bulletin43 (1): 209–263. (Sphenomorphus grandisonae, new species, pp. 236–239, Figure 10).
• Taylor EH (1963). "The Lizards of Thailand". Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull.44: 687–1077. (Sphenomorphus grandisonae, pp. 1002–1005, Figure 83).