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(Redirected from Lygosoma guentheri) Species of lizard

Riopa guentheri
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Riopa
Species: R. guentheri
Binomial name
Riopa guentheri
(W. Peters, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Eumeces punctatus
    Günther, 1864
    (nomen nudum)
  • Eumeces Güntheri
    W. Peters, 1879
    (nomen substitutum)
  • Lygosoma guentheri
    — Boulenger, 1887
  • Riopa guentheri
    — M.A. Smith, 1935
  • Lygosoma guentheri
    — Das, 1996
  • Riopa guentheri
    — Freitas et al., 2019

Riopa guentheri, commonly known as Günther's supple skink and Günther's writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to India.

Etymology

The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-born British herpetologist Albert Günther.

Geographic range

R. guentheri has been known to occur in localities of erstwhile Bombay Presidency such as Matheran, Sholapur, Kurduwadi, Belgaum, and Uttara Kannada.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of R. guentheri is forest, at altitudes of 50–1,800 m (160–5,910 ft).

Diet

R. guentheri preys upon ants, termites, and other insects.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of R. guentheri is unknown.

References

  1. ^ Srinivasulu C, Srinivasulu B (2013). "Lygosoma guentheri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172624A1354299. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172624A1354299.en. Downloaded on 02 April 2020.
  2. ^ Species Riopa guentheri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  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. (Lygosoma guentheri, pp. 110-111).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Lygosoma guentheri, pp. 311–312).
  • Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Lygosoma guentheri, pp. 209–210).
  • Günther ACLG (1864). The Reptiles of British India. London: The Ray Society. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xxvii + 452 pp. + Plates I-XXVI. (Eumeces punctatus, p. 93).
  • Peters W (1879). "Neue oder weniger bekannte Eidechsenarten aus der Familie der Scinci (Eumeces Güntheri, Euprepes notabilis, Ablepharus rutilus)". Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1879 (3): 35–37. ("Eumeces Güntheri ", new name, p. 36). (in German and Latin).
  • Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Riopa guentheri, pp. 319–320).


Taxon identifiers
Lygosoma guentheri


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