Lygosoma veunsaiensis
| Lygosoma veunsaiensis | |
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| Lygosoma veunsaiensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lygosoma |
| Species: | L. veunsaiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lygosoma veunsaiensis Geissler, Hartmann, and Neang, 2010[1] | |
Lygosoma veunsaiensis is a species of skink that is endemic to northeastern Cambodia.[1][2] Its description as a new species was published in 2010, receiving both local and international publicity.[3][4][5][6]
Discovery
In 2010, at the remote rainforest area of Veun Sai-Siem Pang Conservation Area in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia a Fauna and Flora International herpetologist, Thy Neang, first discovered Lygosoma veunsaiensis.[5] Peter Geissler from Museum Koenig in Germany, was one of the authors who described the skink.[6]
Description
This type of lizard has iridescent rainbow skin with a long tail and short legs.[5] The outer ear opening is absent; supranasals distinct and separated from each other by frontonasal; supranasals not fused with nasals; midbody scales in 22 rows; fontoparietals paired; five supralabial scales; a light stripe present on outer edge of the dorsum; and a dark dorsolateral stripe present, from behind the eye to the tail.[1]
Habitat
Lygosoma veunsaiensis spends most of its life underground in the rainforest.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 Geissler, Peter; Timo Hartmann & Thy Neang (2010). "A new species of the genus Lygosoma Hardwicke & Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Scincidae) from northeastern Cambodia, with an updated identification key to the genus Lygosoma in mainland Southeast Asia". Zootaxa. 3190: 56–68.
- ↑ Lygosoma veunsaiensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 January 2015.
- ↑ Phnom Penh Post: Unknown lizard unearthed
- ↑ Conservation International: Iridescent Lizard Discovered in Northeastern Cambodia
- 1 2 3 Ottawa Citizen: New rainbow lizard discovered in Cambodia
- 1 2 Fauna-Flora.org: Shiny new lizard discovered in northeast Cambodia
- ↑ Global Post: Cambodia's newest species discovery: a stumpy-legged rainbow lizard
External links
Data related to Lygosoma veunsaiensis at Wikispecies