Herbert's supple skink (Subdoluseps herberti), also known commonly as Herbert's writhing skink is a species of lizard in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to Malaysia and Thailand.[2]
| Subdoluseps herberti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Subdoluseps |
| Species: | S. herberti
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| Binomial name | |
| Subdoluseps herberti (M.A. Smith, 1916)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology edit
The specific name, herberti, is in honor of English ornithologist E.G. Herbert, who worked in Siam (Thailand).[3]
Habitat edit
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of S. herberti is unknown.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Cota, M.; Sumontha, M.; Grismer, L.; Quah, E. (2018). "Subdoluseps herberti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T194119A14666124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T194119A14666124.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Subdoluseps herberti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Riopa herberti, p. 121).
Further reading edit
- Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).
- Freitas ES, Datta-Roy A, Karanth P, Grismer LL, Siler CD (2019). "Multilocus phylogeny and a new classification for African, Asian and Indian supple and writhing skinks (Scincidae: Lygosominae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 186 (4): 1067–1096. (Subdoluseps herberti, new combination, p. 1088).
- Smith MA (1916). "Descriptions of Three New Lizards and a New Snake from Siam". Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 2 (1): 44–47. (Lygosoma herberti, new species, p. 45).
- Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Riopa herberti, p. 317).