Sphenomorphus grandisonae TAYLOR, 1962
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Sphenomorphus grandisonae
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Grandison’s Forest Skink G: Grandisons Waldskink |
| Synonym | Sphenomorphus grandisonae TAYLOR 1962: 236 Sphenomorphus grandisonae — TAYLOR 1963: 1002 Sphenomorphus grandisonae — GREER 2001 |
| Distribution | Thailand Type locality: Ban Tong Pheung, M. Siam |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: BMNH 1935.11.5.13, Ban Tong, Phaung, N Siam, presented M.A. Smith. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Small skink; 34 scalerows around body; six supralabials; five infralabials, median suboculars larger than pre- or postsuboculars, the whole series continuous; temporals, 2 + 3 + 4; no nuchals; dorsal scales smaller than ventrals; subcaudals smaller than lateral caudal scales; dorsolateral markings on side reduced; very slight suggestion of a brown stripe dorsolaterally on tail; digits fail to touch when limbs are adpressed; third finger distinctly longer than fourth, all fingers relatively short. Seventy-one scales in a line from parietals to above vent.” (Taylor 1962: 236) |
| Comment | Abundance: only known from the type locality (Meiri et al. 2017). |
| Etymology | Named after Miss Alice Geogie Cruickshank (Bunty) Grandison (March 25, 1927 – March 24, 2014), “Keeper of Reptiles and Amphibians, Department of Zoology, British Museum, who has kindlyloaned the specimens for study and description.” |
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