Lygosoma quadrupes

Lygosoma quadrupes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Lygosominae
Genus: Lygosoma
Species: Lygosoma quadrupes

Name

Lygosoma quadrupes (Linnaeus, 1766)

• Syntypes (n=2): ZMB 1276, second syntype lost.
• Type locality: “Java”.

Combinations

• Anguis quadrupes Linnaeus, 1766: 390 [original combination]
• Podophis quadrupes — Wiegmann, 1834: 11 [subsequent combination]
• Lygosoma quadrupes — Cochran, 1930: 16 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis (Regnum Animale). Editio duodecima (12th Ed.), reformata. Tomus 1 (Volume 1), Pars 1 (Part 1): 1–532. Holmiæ [Stockholm]. Impensis Direct Laurentii Salvii. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Siler, C.D., Heitz, B.B., Davis, D.R., Freitas, E.S., Aowphol, A., Termprayoon, K. & Grismer, L.L. 2018. New Supple Skink, Genus Lygosoma (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae), from Indochina and Redescription of Lygosoma quadrupes (Linnaeus, 1766). Journal of Herpetology 52(3): 332–347. DOI: 10.1670/16-064 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lygosoma quadrupes. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 June 2020.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Asiatischer Schlankskink
English: Short-limbed Supple Skink
Bahasa Indonesia: Kadal ular; kadal mengular