Tytthoscincus

Tytthoscincus is a genus of skinks.[1][2] Originally defined to include a few species from the Philippines,[1] the genus now includes many species from South-East Asia in general.[3]

Tytthoscincus
Tytthoscincus temasekensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Tytthoscincus
Linkem, Diesmos, & Brown, 2011[1]
Type species
Lygosoma hallieri
Species

23 species (see text)

Description

Tytthoscincus are small skinks, usually less than 45 mm (1.8 in) in snout–vent length. The temporal scales are small and of same size and shape as the lateral body scales (as opposed to being enlarged and shield-like). The digits are small.[1]

Species

The following 23 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:[2]

  • Tytthoscincus aesculeticola (Inger, Lian, Lakim, & Yambun, 2001)
  • Tytthoscincus atrigularis (Stejneger, 1908) – Zamboanga sphenomorphus
  • Tytthoscincus batupanggah Karin, Das, & Bauer, 2016 – cursed-stone diminutive leaf-litter skink
  • Tytthoscincus biparietalis (Taylor, 1918) – Sulu sphenomorphus
  • Tytthoscincus bukitensis Grismer, 2007 – Fraser's Hill forest skink
  • Tytthoscincus butleri (Boulenger, 1912) – Butler's forest skink
  • Tytthoscincus cophias Boulenger, 1908
  • Tytthoscincus hallieri (Lidth De Jeude, 1905)
  • Tytthoscincus ishaki Grismer, 2006 – Tioman Island forest skink
  • Tytthoscincus jaripendek Grismer, Wood, Quah, Anuar, Ngadi, Mohd-Izam, & Ahmad, 2017 – Cameron Highlands
  • Tytthoscincus kakikecil Grismer, Wood, Quah, Anuar, Ngadi, Mohd-Izam, & Ahmad, 2017
  • Tytthoscincus keciktuek Grismer, Wood Jr., Ahmad, Baizul-Hafsyam, Afiq-Shuhaimi, Rizal, & Quah, 2018
  • Tytthoscincus leproauricularis Karin, Das, & Bauer, 2016 – scaly-eared diminutive leaf-litter skink
  • Tytthoscincus martae Grismer, Wood, Quah, Anuar, Ngadi, Mohd-Izam, & Ahmad, 2017 – Hindu Temple forest skink
  • Tytthoscincus monticolus Grismer, Wood Jr., Ahmad, Baizul-Hafsyam, Afiq-Shuhaimi, Rizal, & Quah, 2018 – Sungai Bubu forest skink
  • Tytthoscincus panchorensis Grismer, Muin, Wood Jr., Anuar, & Linkem, 2016
  • Tytthoscincus parvus (Boulenger, 1897)
  • Tytthoscincus perhentianensis Grismer, Wood, & Grismer, 2009 – Perhentian Island forest skink
  • Tytthoscincus sibuensis Grismer, 2006 – Sibu Island forest skink
  • Tytthoscincus temasekensis Grismer, Wood Jr., Lim, & Liang, 2017 – Singapore swamp skink
  • Tytthoscincus temengorensis Grismer, Ahmad, & Onn, 2009 – Temengor forest skink
  • Tytthoscincus temmincki (Dumeril & Bibron, 1839)
  • Tytthoscincus textus (Muller, 1894)

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Tytthoscincus.

References
  1. Linkem, C. W.; Diesmos, A. C. & Brown, Rafe M. (2011). "Molecular systematics of the Philippine forest skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Sphenomorphus): testing morphological hypotheses of interspecific relationships". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 163 (4): 1217–1243. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00747.x.
  2. Tytthoscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2018.
  3. Grismer, L. Lee; Wood, Perry L. Jr.; Ahmad, A. B.; Baizul-Hafsyam, B. S.; Afiq-Shuhaimi, M.; Rizal, S. A. & Quah, E. S. H. (2018). "Two new Tytthoscincus Linkem, Diesmos, & Brown (Squamata; Scincidae) from Peninsular Malaysia and another case of microsyntopy between ecologically specialized, unrelated, leaf-litter species". Zootaxa. 4425 (1): 87–107. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4425.1.5. PMID 30313468.
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