O. cumingii is found up to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level in the forests throughout most of the Philippines.[1]
Descriptionedit
The Luzon giant forest skink reaches a total length (including tail) of 35 cm (14 inches).[4]
Behavioredit
O. cumingii tends to hide under leaves and logs.[1][4][5]
Referencesedit
^ abcBrown R, Rico E (2009). "Sphenomorphus cumingi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169822A6678580.en
^Species Otosaurus cumingii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus cumingi, p. 62).
Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Lygosoma cumingii, p. 249 + Plate XVI, figure 2).
Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Otosaurus cumingii, new species, p. 93).
Linkem CW, Diesmos AC, Brown RM (2011). "Molecular systematics of the Philippine forest skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Sphenomorphus): testing morphological hypotheses of interspecific relationships". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society163: 1217–1243. (Otosaurus cumingii, new combination).
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otosaurus, cumingii, commonly, called, cuming, sphenomorphus, luzon, giant, forest, skink, species, skink, lizard, family, scincidae, species, endemic, philippines, conservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, a. Otosaurus cumingii commonly called Cuming s sphenomorphus or the Luzon giant forest skink is a species of skink a lizard in the family Scincidae The species is endemic to the Philippines OtosaurusConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataFamily ScincidaeGenus OtosaurusGray 1845Species O cumingiiBinomial nameOtosaurus cumingiiGray 1845Sphenomorphus cumingii distributionSynonyms 2 Otosaurus cumingii Gray 1845 Euprepes otus W Peters 1867 Lygosoma cumingii Boulenger 1887 Otosaurus cumingii Taylor 1923 Sphenomorphus cumingi Greer amp F Parker 1967 Otosaurus cumingi Linkem Diesmos amp R M Brown 2011 Contents 1 Etymology 2 Habitat 3 Description 4 Behavior 5 References 6 Further readingEtymology editThe specific name cumingii is in honor of English naturalist Hugh Cuming 3 Habitat editO cumingii is found up to 1 000 metres 3 300 ft above sea level in the forests throughout most of the Philippines 1 Description editThe Luzon giant forest skink reaches a total length including tail of 35 cm 14 inches 4 Behavior editO cumingii tends to hide under leaves and logs 1 4 5 References edit a b c Brown R Rico E 2009 Sphenomorphus cumingi The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2009 2 RLTS T169822A6678580 en Species Otosaurus cumingii at The Reptile Database www reptile database org Beolens Bo Watkins Michael Grayson Michael 2011 The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press xiii 296 pp ISBN 978 1 4214 0135 5 Sphenomorphus cumingi p 62 a b Third Quarter Topical Issue Philippine Endemic Lizards phlpost gov ph July 20 2011 Sphenomorphus cumingi Cuming s Sphenomorphus Encyclopedia of LifeFurther reading editBoulenger GA 1887 Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum Natural History Second Edition Volume III Scincidae London Trustees of the British Museum Natural History Taylor and Francis printers xii 575 pp Plates I XL Lygosoma cumingii p 249 Plate XVI figure 2 Gray JE 1845 Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum London Trustees of the British Museum Edward Newman printer xxviii 289 pp Otosaurus cumingii new species p 93 Linkem CW Diesmos AC Brown RM 2011 Molecular systematics of the Philippine forest skinks Squamata Scincidae Sphenomorphus testing morphological hypotheses of interspecific relationships Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163 1217 1243 Otosaurus cumingii new combination nbsp This skink article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Otosaurus amp oldid 1118578504, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
