Tytthoscincus batupanggah
Tytthoscincus batupanggah, also known as the cursed-stone diminutive leaf-litter skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to Borneo and only known from its type locality Gunung Penrissen in Sarawak, East Malaysia.[1][2]
Tytthoscincus batupanggah | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Tytthoscincus |
Species: | T. batupanggah |
Binomial name | |
Tytthoscincus batupanggah Karin, Das, & Bauer, 2016 | |
Tytthoscincus batupanggah is small skink measuring 27–33 mm (1.1–1.3 in) in snout–vent length. It has been found in a mixed-dipterocarp forest at 1,050 m (3,440 ft) above sea level. It is a leaf litter specialist.[2]
References
- Iskandar, D.; McGuire, J. (2018). "Tytthoscincus batupanggah". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102349474A102349477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102349474A102349477.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Tytthoscincus batupanggah at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 October 2020.
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