Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | Family Scincidae Scientific name Lygosoma Higher classification Skink Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Lower classifications Banded supple skink, Lygosoma lineata, Lygosoma bowringii, Lygosoma punctatum, Lygosoma guentheri | ||
Vietnamese lygosoma corpulentum snakeskink
Lygosoma is a genus of lizards, commonly known as writhing skinks, which are members of the family Scincidae. Lygosoma is the type genus of the subfamily Lygosominae.
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- Vietnamese lygosoma corpulentum snakeskink
- Lygosoma punctata common snake skink
- Geographic range
- Behavior
- Taxonomy
- Species
- References
Lygosoma punctata common snake skink
Geographic range
Species of Lygosoma are primarily found in India, but some occur in nearby regions, such as the Philippines.
Behavior
The common name, writhing skinks, refers to the way these stubby-legged animals move, snake-like but slower and more awkwardly.
Taxonomy
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Lygosoma was used as a "wastebin taxon", to which almost every newly described skink was assigned.
Species
The following species are recognized.
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lygosoma.
References
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