Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii (LIDTH DE JEUDE, 1905)
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Lygosominae (Lygosomini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Nieuwenhuis' Skink |
| Synonym | Lygosoma 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 |
| Distribution | Indonesia, 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)
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: RMNH 4455 |
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| Comment | Arboreal. Has been confused with L. vyneri (e.g. Lloyd et al. 1968). |
| 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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