Tytthoscincus batupanggah

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Tytthoscincus batupanggah
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Scinciformata
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Sphenomorphidae
Genus: Tytthoscincus
Species:
T. batupanggah
Binomial name
Tytthoscincus batupanggah
Karin, Das, & Bauer, 2016

Tytthoscincus batupanggah, also known as the cursed-stone diminutive leaf-litter skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to Borneo and only known from its type locality Gunung Penrissen in Sarawak, East Malaysia. [1] [2]

Tytthoscincus batupanggah is small skink measuring 27–33 mm (1.1–1.3 in) in snout–vent length. It has been found in a mixed-dipterocarp forest at 1,050 m (3,440 ft) above sea level. It is a leaf litter specialist. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Iskandar, D.; McGuire, J. (2018). "Tytthoscincus batupanggah". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T102349474A102349477. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102349474A102349477.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Tytthoscincus batupanggah at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 13 October 2020.