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Otosaurus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Otosaurus Gray, 1845
Species:	O. cumingii
Binomial name
Otosaurus cumingii Gray, 1845
Sphenomorphus cumingii distribution
Synonyms
Otosaurus cumingii Gray, 1845 Euprepes otus W. Peters, 1867 Lygosoma cumingii — Boulenger, 1887 Otosaurus cumingii — Taylor, 1923 Sphenomorphus cumingi — Greer & F. Parker, 1967 Otosaurus cumingi — Linkem, Diesmos & R.M. Brown, 2011

Otosaurus cumingii, commonly called Cuming's sphenomorphus or the Luzon giant forest skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.

Etymology

The specific name, cumingii, is in honor of English naturalist Hugh Cuming.

Habitat

O. cumingii is found up to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level in the forests throughout most of the Philippines.

Description

The Luzon giant forest skink reaches a total length (including tail) of 35 cm (14 inches).

Behavior

O. cumingii tends to hide under leaves and logs.

References

1. ^ Brown R, Rico E (2009). "Sphenomorphus cumingi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169822A6678580.en
2. Species Otosaurus cumingii 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. (Sphenomorphus cumingi, p. 62).
4. ^ Third Quarter Topical Issue – Philippine Endemic Lizards. phlpost.gov.ph (July 20, 2011)
5. Sphenomorphus cumingi Cuming's Sphenomorphus. Encyclopedia of Life

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 cumingii, p. 249 + Plate XVI, figure 2).
• Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Otosaurus cumingii, new species, p. 93).
• Linkem CW, Diesmos AC, Brown RM (2011). "Molecular systematics of the Philippine forest skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Sphenomorphus): testing morphological hypotheses of interspecific relationships". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163: 1217–1243. (Otosaurus cumingii, new combination).

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