Tytthoscincus ishaki
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Tytthoscincus |
| Species: | T. ishaki
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| Tytthoscincus ishaki Grismer, 2006
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Tytthoscincus ishaki, also known commonly as the Tioman Island forest skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Tioman Island in Malaysia.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, ishaki, is in honor of Muhamad Ishak Mat Sohor, who was Grismer's Malaysian guide during fieldwork on Tioman Island.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of T. ishaki is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,026 m (1,312–3,366 ft).[1]
Description
[edit]T. ishaki may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 4 cm (1.6 in).[2]
Reproduction
[edit]The mode of reproduction of T. ishaki is unknown.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Quah, E.; Grismer, L. (2018). "Tytthoscincus ishaki ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102658648A102658653. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102658648A102658653.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Tytthoscincus ishaki at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 December 2020.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus ishaki, p. 131).
Further reading
[edit]- Grismer LL (2006). "Two new species of skinks (Genus Sphenomorphus Fitzinger 1843) from the Seribuat Archipelago, West Malaysia". Herpetological Natural History 9 (2): 151–162. (Sphenomorphus ishaki, new species).
- Grismer LL (2011). Amphibians and Reptiles of the Seribuat Archipelago (Peninsular Malaysia) – A Field Guide. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 239 pp. ISBN 978-3899734829.
- Grismer LL, Muin MA, Wood PL Jr, Anuar S, Linkem CW (2016). "The transfer of two clades of Malaysian Sphenomorphus Fitzinger (Squamata: Scincidae) into the genus Tytthoscincus Linkem, Diesmos, & Brown and the description of a new Malaysian swamp-dwelling species". Zootaxa 4092 (2): 231–242. (Tytthoscincus ishaki, new combination).
- Grismer LL, Quah ESH (2019). "An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos". Zootaxa 4545 (2): 230–248.
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