Lygosoma angeli, also known commonly as Angel's writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lygosoma |
| Species: | L. angeli
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| Binomial name | |
| Lygosoma angeli (M.A. Smith, 1937)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, angeli, is in honor of French herpetologist Fernand Angel.[3]
Geographic range edit
L. angeli is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitats of L. angeli are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of 104–167 m (341–548 ft).[1]
Description edit
Dorsally, L. angeli is brown, reddish brown, or dark brown. Ventrally, it is tan. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11 cm (4.3 in). The tail length equals SVL.[2]
Behavior edit
L. angeli is terrestrial and fossorial. It hides under bark of trees and stumps. It also burrows in loose soil and under fallen logs.[1]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of L. angeli is unknown.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Cota M, Neang T, Panitvong N, Stuart B, Sumontha M, Phimmachak S (2018). "Lygosoma angeli ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T14665893A14665908. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T14665893A14665908.en. Downloaded on 02 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d Lygosoma angeli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- ^ 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. (Lygosoma angeli, p. 9).
Further reading edit
- Cota M, Geissler P, Chan-ard T, Makchai S (2011). "First Record of Lygosoma angeli (Smith, 1937) (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) in Thailand with Notes on Other Specimens from Laos". The Thailand Natural History Museum Journal 5 (2): 125–132.
- Geissler P, Nguyen TQ, Phung TM, Van Devender RW, Hartmann T, Farkas B, Ziegler T, Böhme W (2011). "A review of Indochinese skinks of the genus Lygosoma Hardwicke & Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Scincidae), with natural history notes and an identification key". Biologia 66 (6): 1159–1176.
- Greer AE (1977). "The systematics and evolutionary relationships of the scincid lizard genus Lygosoma ". Journal of Natural History 11: 515–540. (Lygosoma angeli, new combination).
- Neang, Thy; Morawska, Daniel; Nut, Menghor (2015). "First record of Lygosoma angeli (Smith, 1937) (Squamata: Scincidae) from eastern Cambodia". Herpetology Notes 8: 321–322.
- Smith MA (1937). "Un nouveau Lézard de Conchinchine ". Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, 2° Série 9 (6): 366. (Riopa angeli, new species). (in French).