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Riopa lineolata STOLICZKA, 1870

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Lygosominae (Lygosomini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Striped Writhing Skink 
SynonymRiopa lineolata STOLICZKA 1870: 107, 176
Riopa cyanella STOLICZKA 1872: 130
Lygosoma cyanellum — BOULENGER 1887: 312
Lygosoma feae BOULENGER 1887: 623
Lygosoma calamus BOULENGER 1887: 314
Lygosoma lineolatum — BOULENGER 1890: 207
Lygosoma cyanellum — BOULENGER 1893: 320
Lygosoma cyanellum — HORA 1927: 5
Lygosoma calamus — HORA 1927: 6
Riopa lineolata — SMITH 1935: 320
Lygosoma lineolatum — ZUG et al. 1998
Lygosoma lineolatum — GEISSLER et al. 2012
Riopa lineolata — FREITAS et al. 2019 
DistributionMyanmar (= Burma) (Pegu, Moulmein, Martaban, Rangoon, Prome, Pyinmana, N. Chin Hills, Dawna Hills, Minhla), Bangladesh

Type locality: ‘Martaban’ (= Mottama, southern Myanmar). The intended formal description gave the type locality as ‘Martaban, opposite to Moulmein’.  
Reproduction 
TypesSyntypes: NMW 16645:1-2, donated by Stolizcka. Erroneously given as BMNH 1946.8.6.85, ZSI 3218.
Syntypes: NMW [Riopa cyanella]
Holotype: MSNG 6635 [feae] 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1415 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonyms and distribution after SMITH 1935. Riopa lineolata STOLICZKA 1870 was described twice, in two different papers. 
References
  • Boulenger, G. A. 1887. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) III. Lacertidae, Gerrhosauridae, Scincidae, Anelytropsidae, Dibamidae, Chamaeleontidae. London: 575 pp. - get paper here
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Viaggio di Leonardo Fea in Birmania e Regioni Vicine LII. Concluding report on the reptiles and batrachians obtained in Burma by Signor L. Fea, dealing with the collection made in Pegu and the Karin Hills in 1887-88. Annali Mus. civ. Genova (2) 13: 304-347 - get paper here
  • Boulenger, George A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp. - get paper here
  • Boulenger,G.E. 1887. An account of the Scincoid lizards collected from Burma for the Genoa Civic Museum by Messrs. G.B. Comotto and L. Fea. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova (2) 4: 618-624 - get paper here
  • FREITAS, <br />ELYSE S.; ANIRUDDHA DATTA-ROY, PRAVEEN KARANTH, L. LEE GRISMER and CAMERON D. SILER 2019. Multilocus phylogeny and a new classification for African, Asian and Indian supple and writhing skinks (Scincidae: Lygosominae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 186 (4): 1067–1096 - get paper here
  • GEISSLER, PETER; TIMO HARTMANN & THY NEANG 2012. A new species of the genus Lygosoma Hardwicke & Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Scincidae) from northeastern Cambodia, with an updated identification key to the genus Lygosoma in mainland Southeast Asia. Zootaxa 3190: 56–68 - get paper here
  • Gemel, R.; G. Gassner & S. Schweiger 2019. Katalog der Typen der Herpetologischen Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien – 2018. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, B 121: 33–248 - get paper here
  • GRISMER, L. LEE; EVAN S. H. QUAH, ZAHARIL DUZULKAFLY & PAUL YAMBUN 2018. On the taxonomy of Lygosoma bampfyldei Bartlett, 1895 (Squamata: Scincidae) with descriptions of new species from Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia and the resurrection of Lygosoma schneideri Werner, 1900. Zootaxa 4438 (3): 528–550 - get paper here
  • Hora, S.L. 1927. Notes on lizards in the Indian Museum. III. On the unnamed collection of lizards of the family Scincidae. Records of the Indian Museum 29: 1-6
  • Mahony, S. & Ali Reza, A.H.M. 2008. A HERPETOFAUNAL COLLECTION FROM THE CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS, BANGLADESH, WITH TWO NEW SPECIES RECORDS FOR THE COUNTRY. Hamadryad 32 (1): 34 - 45 - get paper here
  • Mahony, S. and A. H. M. Ali Reza. 2007. A herpetological collection from the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, with two new species records for the country. Hamadryad 32 (1): 45-56 - get paper here
  • Smith, M.A. 1935. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Reptiles and Amphibia, Vol. II. Sauria. Taylor and Francis, London, 440 pp.
  • Stoliczka, F. 1870. Observations on some Indian and Malayan Amphibia and Reptilia. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 39: 134-228. - get paper here
  • Stoliczka, F. 1870. Observations of some Indian and Malayan Amphibia and Reptilia (abstract). Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 6: 105-109 - get paper here
  • Stolizcka, F. 1872. nan J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 41: 130 - get paper here
  • Zug, George R.;Win, Htun;Thin, Thin;Min, Than Zaw;Lhon, Win Zaw;Kyaw, Kyaw 1998. Herpetofauna of the Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary, north-central Myanmar with preliminary observations of their Natural History. Hamadryad 23 (2): 111-120 - get paper here
 
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