Lipinia cheesmanae, also known commonly as Cheesman's lipinia and Cheesman's moth skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lipinia |
| Species: | L. cheesmanae
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| Binomial name | |
| Lipinia cheesmanae (Parker, 1940)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, cheesmanae (genitive, feminine), is in honor of British entomologist Lucy Evelyn Cheesman.[3]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of L. cheesmanae is forest, at altitudes of 100–1,000 m (330–3,280 ft).[1]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of L. cheesmanae is unknown.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Tallowin, O.; Shea, G. (2017). "Lipinia cheesmanae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T42484794A42484799. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T42484794A42484799.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Lipinia cheesmanae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
- ^ 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. (Lipinia cheesmanae, p. 52).
Further reading edit
- Parker HW (1940). "Undescribed Anatomical Structures and new Species of Reptiles and Amphibians". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eleventh Series 5: 257–274. (Lygosoma cheesmanae, new species, p. 265).
- Zweifel RG (1979). "Variation in the Scincid Lizard Lipinia noctua and Notes on Other Lipinia from the New Guinea Region". American Museum Novitates (2676): 1–21. (Lipinia cheesmanae, pp. 14–15, figures 9A, 10).
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