Lygosoma corpulentum SMITH, 1921

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Lygosominae (Lygosomini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Fat Skink G: Korpulenter Schlangenskink
Synonym	Lygosoma corpulentum SMITH 1921: 431 Riopa corpulenta — SMITH 1935: 313 Lygosoma corpulentum — BOBROV 1995 Lygosoma carinatum DAREVSKY & ORLOVA 1996 (fide GEISSLER et al. 2011) Lygosoma corpulenta — GREER 2001 Riopa corpulenta — RUSS J HERP 2006 (3): cover Lygosoma corpulentum — ZIEGLER et al. 2007 Lygosoma carinatum — ZIEGLER et al. 2007 Riopa carinata — BOBROV & SEMENOV 2008 Riopa corpulenta — BOBROV & SEMENOV 2008 Lygosoma corpulentum — GEISSLER et al. 2012 Lygosoma corpulentum — FREITAS et al. 2019 Lygosoma corpulentum — STUART et al. in WCS 2024
Distribution	S Vietnam (Dong Nai, Lam Dong, Khanh Hoa), S Laos, Thailand Type locality: Dalat, Langbian Plateau, S. Annam carinatum: Vietnam (Gia Lai); Type locality: Kannak (K Bang District, Gia Lai Province, Vietnam, 600 m elevation)
Reproduction	oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.3.66 (formerly 1921.5.4.1) (although given as private collection of M.A. Smith No. 2128 by NGUYEN et al. 2009) Holotype: ZISP = ZIN 20482 [carinatum]
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: The species is characterized by the follow- ing characters: SVL 97.8–168.9 mm, ± equal to TaL; TrunkL 1.6–2.2 times longer than SFlL; lower eyelids scaly; supranasals in contact; frontoparietals 2; fron- toparietals half as long as frontal; nuchals absent or in 1 pair; ear openings without lobules; supralabials 7; scale rows around midbody 36–40; paravertebral scales 78–86; limbs short (SVL/FlL: about 7; SVL/HlL: about 5); subdigital lamellae under fourth toe 11–15 (Smith 1921, 1935; Darevsky & Orlova 1996; pers. observ.) (Geissler et al. 2011)
Comment	Etymology: Lygosoma carinatum is derived from Latin carinatus, keeled and is in reference to the keeled dorsal scales of this species.
Etymology	Named after its stout appearance.
References	Bobrov V.V., Semenov D.V. 2008. Lizards of Vietnam [in Russian]. Moscow, 236 pp. Bobrov, V. V. 1995. Checklist and bibliography of lizards of Vietnam. Smithsonian Herp. Inf. Serv. (105): - 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 Darevsky I S. & Orlova V F. 1996. A new species of slender skinks, Lygosoma carinatum (Sauria, Scincidae), from South Vietnam [in Russian]. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal (5): 791-795. FREITAS, <br />ELYSE S.; ANIRUDDHA DATTA-ROY, PRAVEEN KARANTH, L. LEE GRISMER and CAMERON D. SILER 2019. Multilocus phylogeny and a new classification for African, Asian and Indian supple and writhing skinks (Scincidae: Lygosominae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 186 (4): 1067–1096 - get paper here GEISSLER, PETER; TIMO HARTMANN & THY NEANG 2012. A new species of the genus Lygosoma Hardwicke & Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Scincidae) from northeastern Cambodia, with an updated identification key to the genus Lygosoma in mainland Southeast Asia. Zootaxa 3190: 56–68 - get paper here Geissler, Peter; Truong Quang Nguyen, Trung My Phung, Robert Wayne Van Devender, Timo Hartmann, Balázs Farkas, Thomas Ziegler and Wolfgang Böhme 2011. A review of Indochinese skinks of the genus Lygosoma Hardwicke & Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Scincidae), with natural history notes and an identification key. Biologia 66 (6): 1159-1176 - get paper here Greer, Allen E. 2001. Distribution of maximum snout-vent length among species of Scincid lizards. Journal of Herpetology 35 (3): 383-395 - get paper here Grossmann, W. & Harbig, P. 2010. Pflege und Vermehrung des Korpulenten Schlangenskinks Lygosoma corpulentum SMITH, 1921 im Terrarium – Erste Ergebnisse. Sauria 32 (1): 35-46 - get paper here Jestrzemski, Daniel; Stefan Schütz, Truong Quang Nguyen, Thomas Ziegler 2013. A survey of amphibians and reptiles in Chu Mom Ray National Park, Vietnam, with implications for herpetofaunal conservation. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, 2 (2): 88–110 - get paper here Nabhitabhata, J., T. Chan-ard and Y. Chuaynkern 2000. Checklist of Amphibians and Reptiles in Thailand. Office of Environmental Policy and Planning, Bankok. 152pp. Nguyen, S.V., Ho, C.T. and Nguyen, T.Q. 2009. Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Chimaira, Frankfurt, 768 pp. Smith, M.A. 1921. New or little-known Reptiles and Batrachians from Southern Annam (Indochina). Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1921: 423-440 - get paper here Smith, M.A. 1935. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Reptiles and Amphibia, Vol. II. Sauria. Taylor and Francis, London, 440 pp. WCS 2024. Wildlife in Lao PDR, 2024 Status Report. Vientiane; Wildlife Conservation Society Lao PDR Program Ziegler, T; Schmitz, A; Heidrich, A; Vu, NT; Nguyen, QT 2007. A new species of Lygosoma (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae) from the Central Truong Son, Vietnam, with notes on its molecular phylogenetic position. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 114 (2): 397-415 - get paper here Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
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