''Lygosoma bampfyldei'',
commonly known as Bampfylde's supple skink or Bampfylde's writhing skink, is a
species
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of
lizard in the
family
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Scincidae. The species is
endemic
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to
Malaysia
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Etymology
The specific name, ''bampfyldei'', is in honor of Charles Agar Bampfylde (1856–1918), who was head of government of the Raj of Sarawak
(While I breathe, I hope)
, national_anthem = '' Gone Forth Beyond the Sea''
, capital = Kuching
, common_languages = English, Iban, Melanau, Bidayuh, Sarawak Malay, Chinese etc.
, government_type = Absol ...
(1896–1903).[ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Lygosoma bampfyldei'', p. 15).]
Geographic range
''L. bampfyldei'' is found in eastern Malaysia (Sabah
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and Sarawak
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Habitat
The preferred natural habitat
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of ''L. bampfyldei'' is lowland forest
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References
Further reading
* Bartlett E (1895). "The Crocodiles and Lizards of Borneo in the Sarawak Museum, with Descriptions of Supposed New Species, and the Variation of Colours in the Several Species During Life". ''Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' 28: 73–96. (''Lygosoma bampfyldei'', new species, p. 96).
* Grismer LL, Quah ESH, Duzulkafly Z, Yambun P (2018). "On the taxonomy of ''Lygosoma bampfyldei'' Bartlett, 1895 (Squamata: Scincidae) with descriptions of new species from Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia and the resurrection of ''Lygosoma schneideri'' Werner, 1900". ''Zootaxa'' 4438 (3): 528–550.
Lygosoma
Reptiles described in 1895
Taxa named by Edward Bartlett
Reptiles of Borneo
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