Lygosoma boehmei is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.[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. boehmei
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| Binomial name | |
| Lygosoma boehmei | |
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Etymology edit
The specific name, boehmei, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Böhme.[3]
Discovery edit
L. boehmei was discovered in Ke Bang National Park, central Quang Binh Province, Vietnam.[4]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of L. boehmei is forest, at an altitude of approximately 375 m (1,230 ft).[1]
Description edit
Dorsally, L. boehmei is reddish brown on the body, and brownish black on the limbs and tail. Ventrally, it is light orange on the chin and throat, cream to light brownish on the body, and grayish on the tail.[5][6] The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8.6 cm (3.4 in).[5]
Behavior edit
L. boehmei is terrestrial and nocturnal.[1]
Diet edit
The stomach of the holotype contained the remains of an earthworm.[5]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of L. boehmei is unknown.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Nguyen TQ (2018). "Lygosoma boehmei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: https://dx.doi.org/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T14666153A14666161.en. Downloaded on 27 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Species Lygosoma boehmei at 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. (Lygosoma boehmei, p. 30).
- ^ "Lygosoma boehmei - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- ^ a b c Ziegler et al. (2007).
- ^ Pskhun (2012-02-28). "Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2007] Lygosoma boehmei • A new species of Lygosoma (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae) from the Central Truong Son, Vietnam, with notes on its molecular phylogenetic position". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
Further reading edit
- Bobrov VV, Semenov DV (2008). [Lizards of Vietnam ]. Moscow: [KMK Scientific Press]. 236 pp. (Riopa boehmei, new combination). (in Russian).
- Geissler P, Hartmann T, Neang T (2012). "A new species of the genus Lygosoma Hardwicke & Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Scincidae) from northeastern Cambodia, with an updated identification key to the genus Lygosoma in mainland Southeast Asia". Zootaxa 3190: 56–68.
- Nguyen VS, Ho CT, Nguyen TQ (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 768 pp. ISBN 978-3899734621.
- Ziegler T, Schmitz A, Heidrich A, Vu NT, Nguyen TQ (2007). "A new species of Lygosoma (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae) from the Central Truong Son, Vietnam, with notes on its molecular phylogenetic position". Revue suisse de Zoologie 114 (2): 397–415. (Lygosoma boehmei, new species).