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Lygosoma is a genus of lizards, commonly known as supple skinks or writhing skinks, which are members of the family Scincidae. Lygosoma is the type genus of the subfamily Lygosominae. The common name, writhing skinks, refers to the way these stubby-legged animals move, snake-like but more slowly and more awkwardly.

Species

Little Brown Skink

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassSquamata
  4. OrderSquamata
  5. FamilyScincidae
Observations21,475
Observations recorded1,792

Multimedia w Wikimedia Commons Lygosoma – rodzaj jaszczurki z podrodziny Lygosominae w rodzinie scynkowatych (Scincidae). Zasięg występowania Rodzaj obejmuje gatunki występujące w południowej i południowo-wschodniej Azji[5]. Systematyka Etymologia Lygosoma: gr. λυγος lugos „giętka gałązka, witka”[6]; σωμα sōma, σωματος sōmatos „ciało”[7]. Riopa: J.E. Gray nie wyjaśnił pochodzenia nazwy rodzajowej[3], najprawdopodobniej eufoniczne słowo[8]. Gatunek typowy: Scincus punctatus J.F. Gmelin, 1799. Squamicilia: łac. squama „łuska”[9]; cilium „powieka”[10]. Gatunek typowy: Eumeces isodactylus Günther, 1864. Podział systematyczny Do rodzaju należą następujące gatunki[5]: Lygosoma albopunctatum Lygosoma angeli Lygosoma anguinum Lygosoma bampfyldei Lygosoma boehmei Lygosoma bowringii – smukłonóżka bożonarodzeniowa[11] Lygosoma corpulentum Lygosoma frontoparietale Lygosoma goaensis Lygosoma guentheri Lygosoma haroldyoungi Lygosoma herberti Lygosoma isodactylum Lygosoma kinabatanganensis Lygosoma koratense Lygosoma lanceolatum Lygosoma lineata Lygosoma lineolatum Lygosoma opisthorhodum Lygosoma peninsulare Lygosoma popae Lygosoma pruthi Lygosoma punctata Lygosoma quadrupes Lygosoma samajaya Lyg

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,633
With media
74
Family
Scincidae
Collections
BYU, CAS, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CM, USNM, UTA
Recorded in
United States, Somalia, Indonesia, Cameroon, Nigeria, Thailand, Cambodia, Congo, Republic Of

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Lygosominae
Image
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Commons category
Lygosoma
taxon name
Lygosoma
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Lygosoma
taxon author citation
Hardwicke & Gray, 1827
taxon common name
lygosomes
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Geographic range
  • Taxonomy
  • Species
  • References
  • Further reading

Lygosoma is a genus of lizards, commonly known as supple skinks or writhing skinks, which are members of the family Scincidae. Lygosoma is the type genus of the subfamily Lygosominae. The common name, writhing skinks, refers to the way these stubby-legged animals move, snake-like but more slowly and more awkwardly.

==Geographic range== Species of Lygosoma are found in India to southeast Asia.

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