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Tsushima Ground Skink

Scincella vandenburghi (Schmidt 1927)

Scincella vandenburghi

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Scincella vandenburghi, also known commonly as the Korean skink, the Tsushima ground skink, and the Tsushima smooth skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to East Asia

Geographic range

S. vandenburghi is found on the Korean peninsula and on Tsushima Island, Japan.[2]

Taxonomy

Scincella vandenburghi may be a synonym of Scincella modesta.[1][2]

Etymology

S. vandenburghi is named after John Van Denburgh, curator of herpetology at the California Academy of Sciences.[2][3]

Habitat

S. vandenburghi inhabits temperate forests where it can be found on the forest floor.[1]

Reproduction

S. vandenburghi is oviparous, laying one to nine eggs in early summer.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Shin, Y.; Kidera, N.; Ota, H. (2021). "Scincella vandenburghi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178539A96878281. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T178539A96878281.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Scincella vandenburghi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 October 2014.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Scincella vandenburghi, p. 271).
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Scincella vandenburghi: Brief Summary

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Scincella vandenburghi, also known commonly as the Korean skink, the Tsushima ground skink, and the Tsushima smooth skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to East Asia

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