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Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii (LIDTH DE JEUDE, 1905)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Lygosominae (Lygosomini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Nieuwenhuis' Skink 
SynonymLygosoma nieuwenhuisi LIDTH DE JEUDE 1905: 195
Lygosoma nieuwenhuisi — SMITH 1931: 23
Lygosoma nieuwenhuisii — BRONGERSMA 1933
Dasia nieuwenhuisi — SMITH 1937: 226
Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisi — GREER 1970
Dasia nieuwenhuisi — MANTHEY 1983: 26
Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii — DAS 2004 
DistributionIndonesia, Malaysia (Borneo)

Type locality: “Long Bloe” (= Long Blu or Bloéoe, on the upper reaches of Sungei Mahakam, Kalimantan Tengah Province, Indonesia (00° 43’ N, 114° 25’ E)  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: RMNH 4455 
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. Has been confused with L. vyneri (e.g. Lloyd et al. 1968). 
EtymologyNamed after Anton Willem Nieuwenhuis (1864-1953), a Dutch explorer and ethnologist who traversed central Borneo with Büttikofer (1893-1894). 
References
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • Brongersma, L.D. 1933. Herpetological Notes I-IX. Zoologische Mededelingen 16 (1/2): 1-29 - get paper here
  • Das , I. 2004. Lizards of Borneo. Natural History Publications, Kota Kinabalu, Borneo
  • Das, Indraneil 2004. A new locality for the rare bornean Skink, Lamprolepis vyneri (Shelford, 1905) (Sauria: Scincidae). Asiatic Herpetological Research 10: 241-244 - get paper here
  • Greer, Allen Eddy, Jr. 1970. The Relationships of the Skinks Referred to the Genus Dasia. Breviora (348): 1-30 - get paper here
  • Lidth DE JEUDE, T.W. VAN 1905. Zoological results of the Dutch Scientific Expedition to Central-Borneo. The reptiles. Notes from the Leyden Museum 25 (4): 187-202. - get paper here
  • Malkmus, R.; Manthey, U.; Vogel, G. Hoffmann, P. & Kosuch, J. 2002. Amphibians and reptiles of Mount Kinabalu (North Borneo). A.R.G. Ganther Verlag, Rugell, 404 pp.
  • Manthey,U. 1983. Exkursion am Mt. Kinabalu (4101 m), Nordborneo, Teil 3: Checkliste der Herpetofauna oberhalb 600 m ü. NN. Herpetofauna 5 (23): 20-31 - get paper here
  • Smith, M.A. 1931. The herpetology of Mt. Kinabalu, North Borneo, 13455 ft. Bull. Raffles Mus. No. 5: 3-32. - get paper here
  • Smith, M.A. 1937. A review of the genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its allies. Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213-234
 
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