Biology:Sphenomorphus grandisonae
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Sphenomorphus grandisonae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Sphenomorphus |
| Species: | S. grandisonae
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphenomorphus grandisonae Taylor, 1962
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Sphenomorphus grandisonae, also known commonly as Grandison's forest skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, grandisonae, is in honor of British herpetologist Alice Georgie Cruickshank "Bunty" Grandison.[2]
Geographic range
S. grandisonae is found in northern Thailand, in Uttaradit province.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. grandisonae is forest.[3]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of S. grandisonae is unknown.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sphenomorphus grandisonae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
- ↑ 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. (Sphenomorphus grandisonae, p. 106).
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Further reading
- 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).
- Taylor EH (1962). "New Oriental Reptiles". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 43 (1): 209–263. (Sphenomorphus grandisonae, new species, pp. 236–239, Figure 10).
- Taylor EH (1963). "The Lizards of Thailand". Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 44: 687–1077. (Sphenomorphus grandisonae, pp. 1002–1005, Figure 83).
Wikidata ☰ Q5087748 entry
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