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Sphenomorphus grandisonae

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Species of lizard

Sphenomorphus grandisonae
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species: S. grandisonae
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus grandisonae
Taylor, 1962

Sphenomorphus grandisonae, also known commonly as Grandison's forest skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.

Etymology

The specific name, grandisonae, is in honor of British herpetologist Alice Georgie Cruickshank "Bunty" Grandison.

Geographic range

S. grandisonae is found in northern Thailand, in Uttaradit province.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. grandisonae is forest.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. grandisonae is unknown.

References

  1. ^ Cota, M.; Danaisawat, P.; Panitvong, N.; Thaksintham, W.; Sumontha, M. (2018). "Sphenomorphus grandisonae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104771383A104853720. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104771383A104853720.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sphenomorphus grandisonae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 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 grandisonae, p. 106).

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).
  • Taylor EH (1962). "New Oriental Reptiles". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 43 (1): 209–263. (Sphenomorphus grandisonae, new species, pp. 236–239, Figure 10).
  • Taylor EH (1963). "The Lizards of Thailand". Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 44: 687–1077. (Sphenomorphus grandisonae, pp. 1002–1005, Figure 83).


Taxon identifiers
Sphenomorphus grandisonae
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