Sphenomorphus grandisonae

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Sphenomorphus grandisonae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 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).

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