Otosaurus cumingi
Otosaurus cumingi, commonly called Cuming's sphenomorphus or the Luzon giant forest skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Otosaurus Gray, 1845 |
Species: | O. cumingi |
Binomial name | |
Otosaurus cumingi Gray, 1845 | |
Sphenomorphus cumingi distribution | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Etymology
The specific name, cumingi, is in honor of English naturalist Hugh Cuming.[3]
Habitat
It is found up to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level in the forests throughout most of the Philippines.[1]
Description
The Luzon giant forest skink reaches a total length (including tail) of 35 cm (14 inches).[4]
Behavior
It tends to hide under leaves and logs.[1][4][5]
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References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sphenomorphus cumingi. |
- Brown R, Rico E (2009). "Sphenomorphus cumingi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169822A6678580.en
- "Otosaurus cumingi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- 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 cumingi, p. 62).
- Third Quarter Topical Issue – Philippine Endemic Lizards. phlpost.gov.ph (July 20, 2011)
- Sphenomorphus cumingi Cuming's Sphenomorphus. Encyclopedia of Life
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Lygosoma cumingii, p. 249 + Plate XVI, figure 2).
- Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Otosaurus cumingii, new species, p. 93).
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