Lygosoma schneideri, also known commonly as Schneider's writhing skink and the Sumatran supple skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.

Lygosoma schneideri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lygosoma
Species:
L. schneideri
Binomial name
Lygosoma schneideri
F. Werner, 1900

Etymology

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The specific name, schneideri, is in honor of Gustav Schneider, Jr., who collected the holotype.[1]

Geographic range

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L. schneideri is found on the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia.[2]

Description

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Relatively large and stout for its genus,[2] the holotype of L. schneideri has a snout-to-vent length of 12.6 cm (5.0 in) and a tail 9.6 cm (3.8 in) long.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Werner F (1900).
  2. ^ a b Lygosoma schneideri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.

Further reading

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  • Grismer LL, Quah ESH, Duzulkafly Z, Yambun P (2018). "On the taxonomy of Lygosoma banfyldei 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.
  • Werner F (1900). "Reptilien und Batrachier aus Sumatra, gesammelt von Herrn Gustav Schneider jr. im Jahre 1897–98 ". Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abtheilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere 13 (6): 479–508 + Plates 31–35. (Lygosoma schneideri, new species, pp. 487–488 + Plate 31, figure 1). (in German).