Lipinia quadrivittata (PETERS, 1867)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Four-striped Lipinia G: Vierstreifenschlankskink |
Synonym | Lygosoma (Cophoscincus) quadrivittatum PETERS 1867: 19 Saiphos quadrivittatum — DE ROOIJ 1915: 271 Siaphos quadrivittatum — TAYLOR 1922: 223 Siaphos infralineolatum — TAYLOR 1922: 218 Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) quadrivittatum — SMITH 1937: 225 Lygosoma quadrivittatum — BROWN & ALCALA 1956: 3 Saiphos quadrivittatum — TAYLOR 1963: 1053 Lipinia quadrivittata — GREER 1974: 11 Lipinia quadrivittata — BROWN & ALCALA 1980: 85 Lipinia quadrivittatum — DAS 1996: 46 Lipinia quadrivittata — DAS & AUSTIN 2007 |
Distribution | Indonesia (Borneo, Celebes), Sunda Region (Borneo), Philippines (Mindanao, Palawan, Cebu, Bohol, Camiguin Sur), Sula Islands, S Thailand (Bukit Besar, Patani States) Type locality: “Mindanao” [Philippines] |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Syntypes: ZMB 5694, CAS 64235, NMW 16655: 1-2 |
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Comment | Synonymy: Brown 1980 listed Siaphos (= Cophoscincus) infralineolatum — TAYLOR 1922 as a synonym, but more recent authors treat it as valid. The original type series consisted of only 3 specimens, therefore at least one of the putative syntypes doesn’t have type status (fide BAUER et al. 1995). Distribution: Populations of L. quadrivittata from Borneo have been described as L. inexpectata by DAS & AUSTIN (2007). Reports from India may be in error. |
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