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Lamprolepis leucosticta (MÜLLER, 1923)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Lygosominae (Lygosomini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymLygosoma (Dasia) leucostictum MÜLLER 1923: 54
Lygosoma leucostictum — DE JONG 1930: 116
Dasia leucosticta — MERTENS 1971
Lamprolepis leucosticta — INGER & BROWN 1980: 8
Lamprolepis leucosticta — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 263 
DistributionIndonesia (W Java)

Type locality: Java.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: lost, was ZSM 441/1911, female, fide Franzen & Glaw 2007. 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. 
CommentArboreal.

Abundance: only known from the type locality (Meiri et al. 2017). 
EtymologyNamed after the Greek words leuco (λευκο) = white, and Greek stiktos (στικτός), punctured, spotted. 
References
  • De JONG 1930. Notes on some reptiles from the Dutch East Indies. Treubia, Buitenzorg, 12 (1): 115-119 - get paper here
  • Inger,R.F. & Brown, W.C. 1980. Species of the scincid genus Dasia GRAY. Fieldiana: Zoology 3: 1-11 - get paper here
  • Manthey, U. & Grossmann, W. 1997. Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 512 pp. (ISBN 3-931587-12-6) - get paper here
  • Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions 24 (2): 262-273 - get paper here
  • Mertens,R. 1971. Zur Kenntnis des javanischen Baumskinks Dasia leucosticta. Senckenbergiana biologica 52 (3/5): 193-196
  • Müller, L. 1923. Neue oder seltene Reptilien und Batrachier der Zoologischen Sammlung des bayr. Staates. Zool. Anz. 57 (3-4): 49-61 - get paper here
 
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