Tytthoscincus hallieri

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Tytthoscincus hallieri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Tytthoscincus
Species:
T. hallieri
Binomial name
Tytthoscincus hallieri
Synonyms [2]
  • Lygosoma hallieriLidth de Jeude, 1905
  • Sphenomorphus hallieri(Lidth de Jeude, 1905)

Tytthoscincus hallieri is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

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Etymology

The specific name, hallieri, is in honor of German botanist Johann Gottfried "Hans" Hallier. [3]

Geographic range

T. hallieri is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. [1] [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. hallieri is forest, at altitudes of 50–850 m (160–2,790 ft). [1]

Reproduction

T. hallieri is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Iskandar, D.; McGuire, J. (2019). "Tytthoscincus hallieri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T102349539A102349562. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T102349539A102349562.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Tytthoscincus hallieri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 6 December 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 hallieri, p. 114).

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