Lygosoma tabonorum HEITZ, DIESMOS, FREITAS, ELLSWORTH & GRISMER, 2016
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Lygosoma tabonorum
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Lygosominae (Lygosomini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Palawan Supple Skink |
| Synonym | Lygosoma tabonorum HEITZ, DIESMOS, FREITAS, ELLSWORTH & GRISMER 2016 Lygosoma quadrupes — GAULKE 1999 Lygosoma quadrupes — LINKEM et al. 2010: 76 Lygosoma tabonorum — FREITAS et al. 2019 |
| Distribution | Philippines (Palawan, Cuyo island) Type locality: secondary growth forest, Santa Lucia Penal Colony, Barangay Santa Lucia, Municipality of Puerto Princesa, Palawan Province, Palawan Island, Philippines (9.7432698N, 118.6653068E, elevation 6 m above sea level; in all cases, datum 1⁄4 WGS84 |
| Reproduction | oviparous (predicted) |
| Types | Holotype: PNM 9820, adult male; Field no. ACD 7395; Figs. 3–5) collected on 10 November 2011 at 1100; Fig. 2), by ACD, E. Jose, and J.V. Bienen. Paratypes (paratopotypes): One adult male (PNM 9821) and two juveniles (PNM 9822, 9823) collected on 10 November 2011 by ACD, E. Jose, and J.V. Bienen. Other paratypes in PNM, CAS, MCZ, CAS-SUR, |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Lygosoma tabonorum can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of morpho- logical characters: (1) body size small (SVL 1⁄4 60.0–79.0 mm); (2) limbs short (,5 mm); (3) SL 6 or 7; (4) IFL 5 or 6; (5) SC 5 or 6; (6) SO 4; (7) MBSRC 25 or 26; (8) AGSRC 83– 90; (9) PVSRC 106–111; (10) prefrontal contact absent; and (11) single, enlarged, fused frontoparietal (Tables 1 and 2 in Heitz et al. 2016). Additional details (6224 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Habitat: common in decaying logs and root networks around trees in forest fragments. Behavior: Individuals of the species were observed during daytime surveys after rotting log microhabitats were overturned by raking efforts. Once disturbed, individuals would move quickly in a serpentine motion to burrow into loose organic material and soil substrate. Sympatry: L. bowringii |
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