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Tytthoscincus textus (MÜLLER, 1894)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymLygosoma (Leiolopisma) textum MÜLLER 1894
Lygosoma textum — BOULENGER 1897: 213
Lygosoma textum — DE ROOIJ 1915: 234
Sphenomorphus textus — KRAMER 1979
Sphenomorphus textum — FELDMAN et al. 2015
Tytthoscincus textus — GRISMER et al. 2016 
DistributionIndonesia (Celebes = N Sulawesi)

Type locality: “Gipfel des Soudara” (”Soundara” fide KRAMER 1979)  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: NMBA = NHMB 4747 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1502 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Latin textus, meaning tissue, maybe after the color pattern (but not explained by Müller 1894). 
References
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1897. A catalogue of the reptiles and batrachians of Celebes with special reference to the collections made by Drs P & F Sarasin in 1893-1896. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1897: 193-237 [p228-237: batrachia] - get paper here
  • de Rooij, N. de 1915. The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden (E. J. Brill), xiv + 384 pp. - get paper here
  • Firmansyah, R., Riyanto, A., & Kurniawan, N. 2023. Morphological Variation of Asian Small Lizards genus Tytthoscincus Linkem, Diesmos & Brown (Squamata: Scincidae) in Indonesia. The Journal of Experimental Life Science, 13 (2): 101-105 [corrigendum on p. 137 of same journal] - get paper here
  • GRISMER, L. LEE; MOHD ABDUL MUIN, PERRY L. WOOD, JR., SHAHRUL ANUAR, & CHARLES W. LINKEM 2016. The transfer of two clades of Malaysian Sphenomorphus Fitzinger (Squamata: Scincidae) into the genus Tytthoscincus Linkem, Diesmos, & Brown and the description of a new Malaysian swamp-dwelling species. Zootaxa 4092 (2): 231–242 - get paper here
  • Koch, A. 2012. Discovery, Diversity, and Distribution of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Sulawesi and its offshore islands. Edition Chimaira, 374 pp. [ISBN 978-3-89973-432-4] - get paper here
  • Kramer, Eugen 1979. Typenkatalog der Echsen im Naturhistorischen Museum Basel (BM), Stand 1978. [type catalogue] Revue Suisse de Zoologie 86 (1): 159-166 - get paper here
  • Müller, F. 1895. Reptilien und Amphibien aus Celebes. (II. Bericht). Verh. naturf. Ges. Basel 10: 862-869 - get paper here
  • Müller,F. 1894. Reptilien und Amphibien aus Celebes. Verh. Ges. Basel 10 (3): 825-843 [1895]
  • Shea, G. 2021. Tytthoscincus textus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T102660390A102660411
 
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