Sphenomorphus scotophilus (BOULENGER, 1900)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Selangor Forest Skink, Spotted Forest Skink G: Selangor-Waldskink
Synonym	Lygosoma scotophilum BOULENGER 1900 Lygosoma floweri LAIDLAW 1901 (fide TAYLOR 1963) Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) scotophilum — SMITH 1937: 219 Sphenomorphus scotophilus — TAYLOR 1963: 1015 Lygosoma scotophilum — HENDRICKSON 1966: 66 Lygosoma scotophilum — MCCLURE et al. 1967 Sphenomorphus scotophilus — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 281 Sphenomorphus scotophilus — COX et al. 1998: 117 Sphenomorphus scotophilus — GRISMER 2006 Sphenomorphus scotophilus (?) — ONN et al. 2010 Sphenomorphus scotophilus — GRISMER & QUAH 2019
Distribution	S Thailand (Trang), West Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Pulau Pangkor, Pulau Rumpia, Pulau Tioman, Sembilan Islands, Sumatra [COX et al. 1998] Type locality: Batu Caves, Selangor [West Malaysia]
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.16.94 (formerly 1901.3.20.3), Batu Caves, Selangor, collected A.L. Butler
Diagnosis
Comment	TAYLOR 1963 wasn’t absolutely sure about the identity of the specimen he described (USNM 24031 from Trang, Thailand). Distribution: Not in Borneo fide
References	Badli-Sham, B.H., Ayob, M., Halim, M.F.A., Mustafa, S.K., Ismail, N.F., Andam, J., Belabut, D.M. & Ahmad, A.B. 2019. HERPETOFAUNA IN SOUTHERN PART OF PULAU TIOMAN, PAHANG, PENINSULAR MALAYSIA. Journal of Wildlife and Parks, 34: 23-38 (2019) 23 - get paper here Boulenger, G.A. 1900. Description of a new lizard from the Batu Caves, Selangor. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 13: 335. - get paper here Chan-ard, T., Parr, J.W.K. & Nabhitabhata, J. 2015. A field guide to the reptiles of Thailand. Oxford University Press, NY, 352 pp. [see book reviews by Pauwels & Grismer 2015 and Hikida 2015 for corrections] - get paper here Cox, Merel J.; Van Dijk, Peter Paul; Jarujin Nabhitabhata & Thirakhupt,Kumthorn 1998. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Ralph Curtis Publishing, 144 pp. Goldberg, Stephen R. and L. Lee Grismer. 2014. Sphenomorphus scotophilus (spotted forest skink) reproduction. Herpetological Review 45 (3): 508 - get paper here Grismer, L. Lee 2006. Two new species of skinks (Genus Sphenomorphus Fitzinger 1843) from the Seribuat Archipelago, West Malaysia. Herpetological Natural History 9 (2): 151-162. Grismer, L. Lee. 2008. A new species of insular skink (Genus Sphenomorphus Fitzinger 1843) from the Langkawi Archipelago, Kedah, West Malaysia with the first report of the herpetofauna of Pulau Singa Besar and an updated checklist of the herpetofauna of Pulau Langkawi. Zootaxa 1691: 53-66 - get paper here GRISMER, L. LEE; & EVAN S. H. QUAH 2019. An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos. Zootaxa 4545 (2): 230–248 - get paper here Grismer, L., Quah, E. & Cota, M. 2018. Sphenomorphus scotophilus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102658566A102658627 Grismer, L.L. 2007. A new species of small montane forest floor skink (genus Sphenomorphus Fitzinger 1843) form Southern peninsular Malaysia. Herpetologica 63 (4): 544-551 - get paper here Grismer, L.L. 2011. Amphibians and reptiles of the Seribuat Archipelago. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 239 pp. Grismer, L.L. 2011. Lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and their adjacent archipelagos. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 728 pp. [review in Herp. Rev. 43: 155] - get paper here Grismer, L.L.; Ahmad, N. & Kin Onn, C. 2009. A new, diminutive, upland Sphenomorphus Fitzinger 1843 (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Belum-Temengor Forest Complex, Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 2312: 27–38 - get paper here Grismer, L.L.; Wood Jr., P.L. & Grismer, J.L. 2009. A New Insular Species of Skink of the Genus Sphenomorphus Strauch 1887 (Squamata: Scincidae) from Pulau Perhentian Besar, Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia. Tropical Life Sciences Research, 20(1): 51–69 - get paper here Grossmann, Wolfgang; Thomas Kowalski & Christian Schäfer 2023. Herpetologische Erlebnisse auf Pulau Tulai, Westmalaysia, mit Anmerkungen zu Gekko monarchus. Sauria 45 (2): 37 Hendrickson,J.R. 1966. Observations on the fauna of Pulau Tioman and Pulau Tulai. 5. The Reptiles. Bull. Nat. Mus. Singapore 34: 53-71 Laidlaw, F. 1901. On a collection of lizards from the Malay Peninsula, made by members of the “Skeat Expedition,” 1899–1900. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1901 (I): 301-311 - get paper here Lim, K.K.P. & Ng, H.H. 1999. The terrestrial herpetofauna of Pulau Tioman, Peninsular Malaysia. Raffles Bull. Zool., Suppl. No. 6: 131-155 - get paper here Manthey, U. & Grossmann, W. 1997. Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 512 pp. - get paper here McClure, H. Elliott; Boo-Liat Lim , and Sarah E. Winn 1967. FAUNA OF THE DARK CAVE, BATU CAVES, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA. Pacific Insects 9 (3): 399-428 Milto, K.D. and O.S. Bezman-Moseyko 2021. Herpetofauna of the Maninjau caldera, West Sumatra, Indonesia, with special account to geckos. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Science 325(4): 430–446. - get paper here Onn, Chan Kin; J. van Rooijen, L. Lee Grismer, Daicus Belabut,, Mohd. Abdul Muin Md. Akil, Hamidi Jamaludin, Rick Gregory, and Norhayati Ahmad 2010. FIRST REPORT ON THE HERPETOFAUNA OF PULAU PANGKOR, PERAK, MALAYSIA. Russ. J. Herpetol. 17 (2): 139 – 146 - get paper here Smith, M.A. 1937. A review of the genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its allies. Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213-234 Taylor, E.H. 1963. The lizards of Thailand. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 44: 687-1077. - get paper here
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