Lygosoma opisthorhodum WERNER, 1910

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Lygosominae (Lygosomini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Lygosoma opisthorhodum WERNER 1910: 45 Riopa opisthorhodum — SMITH 1937: 228 Lygosoma opisthorhodum — GREER 1977 Lygosoma opisthorhodum — TEYNIÉ et al. 2010
Distribution	Indonesia (Sumatra) Type locality: Somgei Lalah, Indragiri, Sumatra, leg. BURCHARD, ded. Aug. 26, 1901: 1
Reproduction
Types	Holotype: lost, formerly ZMH; from Bandar Kwala. NE Sumata, leg. O. PUTTFARKEN (fide Hallermann 1998); paratype ZMH R01850 (formerly no. 3409)
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2120 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Riopa has been synonymized with Lygosoma by GREER (1977).
References	Greer, A.E. 1977. The systematics and evolutionary relationships of the scincid lizard genus Lygosoma. Journal of Natural History 11: 515-540. - get paper here Hallermann, J. 1998. Annotated catalogue of the type specimens of the herpetological collection in the Zoological Museum of the University of Hamburg. Mitt. hamb. zool. Mus. Inst 95: 197-223. Smith, M.A. 1937. A review of the genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its allies. Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213-234 TEYNIÉ, ALEXANDRE; PATRICK DAVID, & ANNEMARIE OHLER 2010. Note on a collection of Amphibians and Reptiles from Western Sumatra (Indonesia), with the description of a new species of the genus Bufo. Zootaxa 2416: 1–43 - get paper here Werner,F. 1910. Über neue oder seltene Reptilien des Naturhistorischen Museums in Hamburg. ii. Eidechsen. Jahrb. Hamburg. Wiss. Anst., vol. 27 (1909), suppl. no. 2, 1910, pp. 1-46; reprinted: 1910, Mitteil. Naturhist. Mus. Hamburg, vol. 27: 205-) - get paper here
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