Lygosoma bampfyldei, commonly known as Bampfylde's supple skink or Bampfylde's writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Malaysia.[2]
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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. bampfyldei
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| Binomial name | |
| Lygosoma bampfyldei Bartlett, 1895
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Etymology edit
The specific name, bampfyldei, is in honor of Charles Agar Bampfylde (1856–1918), who was head of government of the Raj of Sarawak (1896–1903).[3]
Geographic range edit
L. bampfyldei is found in eastern Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak).[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of L. bampfyldei is lowland forest.[1]
Behavior edit
L. bampfyldei is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of L. bampfyldei is unknown.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Iskandar D, McGuire J, Grismer L (2018). "Lygosoma bampfyldei (errata version published in 2019)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T14665983A144773160. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T14665983A144773160.en. Downloaded on 02 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d Lygosoma bampfyldei 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 bampfyldei, p. 15).
Further reading edit
- Bartlett E (1895). "The Crocodiles and Lizards of Borneo in the Sarawak Museum, with Descriptions of Supposed New Species, and the Variation of Colours in the Several Species During Life". Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 28: 73–96. (Lygosoma bampfyldei, new species, p. 96).
- Das I (2004). Lizards of Borneo: A Pocket Guide. Kota Kinabalu, Borneo. Natural History Publications. 89 pp. ISBN 978-9838120807.
- Grismer LL, Quah ESH, Duzulkafly Z, Yambun P (2018). "On the taxonomy of Lygosoma bampfyldei Bartlett, 1895 (Squamata: Scincidae) with descriptions of new species from Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia and the resurrection of Lygosoma schneideri Werner, 1900". Zootaxa 4438 (3): 528–550.
- Smith MA (1937). "A Review of the Genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its Allies". Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213–234. (Riopa bampfyldei, new combination, p. 228).