Subdoluseps herberti

Subdoluseps herberti
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Subdoluseps
Species:	S. herberti
Binomial name
Subdoluseps herberti (M.A. Smith, 1916)
Synonyms [2]
Lygosoma herberti M.A. Smith, 1916 Riopa herberti — Cochran, 1930 Subdoluseps herberti — Freitas et al., 2019

Herbert's supple skink (Subdoluseps herberti), also known commonly as Herbert's writhing skink is a species of lizard in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to Malaysia and Thailand. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, herberti, is in honor of English ornithologist E.G. Herbert, who worked in Siam (Thailand). ^[3]

Habitat

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

Reproduction

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

References

1. Cota, M.; Sumontha, M.; Grismer, L.; Quah, E. (2018). "Subdoluseps herberti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T194119A14666124. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T194119A14666124.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Subdoluseps herberti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Riopa herberti, p. 121).

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).
• Freitas ES, Datta-Roy A, Karanth P, Grismer LL, Siler CD (2019). "Multilocus phylogeny and a new classification for African, Asian and Indian supple and writhing skinks (Scincidae: Lygosominae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society186 (4): 1067–1096. (Subdoluseps herberti, new combination, p. 1088).
• Smith MA (1916). "Descriptions of Three New Lizards and a New Snake from Siam". Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam2 (1): 44–47. (Lygosoma herberti, new species, p. 45).
• Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Riopa herberti, p. 317).