Subdoluseps herberti

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Subdoluseps herberti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 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).

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