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Eutropis cumingi

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Species of lizard

Eutropis cumingi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Eutropis
Species: E. cumingi
Binomial name
Eutropis cumingi
(W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1980)
Synonyms
  • Mabuya cumingi
    W.C. Brown & Alcala, 1980
  • Eutropis cumingi
    — Mausfeld et al., 2002

Eutropis cumingi, also known commonly as Cuming's eared skink, Cuming's mabouya, and Cuming's mabuya, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.

Etymology

The specific name, cumingi, is in honor of English naturalist, Hugh Cuming, who collected the holotype.

Geographic range

E. cumingi is found in the northern parts of the Philippines (Luzon, Calayan, Camiguin, and Lubang) as well as in Orchid Island southeast of Taiwan.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of E. cumingi are forest and shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to 900 m (3,000 ft).

Diet

E. cumingi preys upon cockroaches and other insects.

Reproduction

E. cumingi is oviparous. Clutch size is two eggs.

References

  1. ^ Brown, R.; Afuang, L.E.; Rico, E.L.; Ledesma, M.; Sy, E.; Shang, G. (2019). "Eutropis cumingi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195298A2377260. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T195298A2377260.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Eutropis cumingi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 November 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. (Mabuya cumingi, p. 62).
  4. Li, Hsiang-Ying (n.d.). Shao, K.T. (ed.). "Eutropis cumingi (Brown & Alcala, 1980)". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 29 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)

Further reading

  • Brown WC, Alcala AC (1980). Philippine Lizards of the Family Scincidae. (Silliman University Natural History Monograph Series). City of Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Philippines: Silliman University. i–xi + 246 pp. (Mabuya cumingi, new species, p. 117).
  • Greer AE, Telford SR Jr (2004). "Some observations on the morphology and reproduction of the Philippine Islands skink Mabuya cumingi ". Hamadryad 29: 1–4.
  • Ota H, Huang W-S (2000). "Mabuya cumingi (Reptilia: Scincidae): an addition to the herpetofauna of Lanyu Island, Taiwan". Current Herpetology 19 (2): 57–61.


Taxon identifiers
Eutropis cumingi


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