Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Lygosoma
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Southeast Asian Writhing Skinks, (Supple Skinks, Garden Skinks)
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Südostasiatische Krümmenskinke
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Sydøstasiatiske Vrideskinker
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1827 |  |
Lygosoma Hardwicke & Gray (type species: Lacerta serpens Bloch 17766) |
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1834 | |
Podophis Wiegmann (type species: Anguis quadrupes Linnaeus 1766; syn. Freitas, Datta-Roy, Karanth, Grismer & Siler 2019) |
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1952 | |
Squamicilia Mittleman (type species: Eumeces isodactylus Günther 1864; syn. Freitas, Datta-Roy, Karanth, Grismer & Siler 2019) |
Contents:
5 species, of which 2 (40.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Mochlus,
Riopa,
and the species now assigned to
Subdoluseps.
These three genera were separated from Lygosoma in a revision by Freitas, Datta-Roy, Karanth, Grismer & Siler (2019), who, based on analyzed tissue samples,
assigned only 5 species with certainty to Lygosoma.
Nevertheless, because tissue samples were unavailable for many of the remaining species previously assigned to Lygosoma, the authors retained another 23 species
in the genus, which were previously assigned to either
Mochlus
or
Riopa.
These species are, however, provisionally assigned herein to these two genera, based on distribution and/or following previous assignments or original descriptions, pending further studies.
Distribution:
SE. Asia.
Reported from:
Cambodia,
China,
Indonesia
(Java),
Laos,
Malaysia
(West Malaysia
[incl.
Penang Island,
Perhentian Islands]),
Philippines
(Cuyo,
Palawan),
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Lygosoma corpulentum
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Annam Writhing Skink, Annam Supple Skink, Annammese Slender Skink, Corpulent Supple Skink, Fat Skink
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Korpulenter Krümmenskink
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Annam-vrideskink
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1921 | |
Lygosoma corpulentum Smith |
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Riopa corpulenta Smith 1935 |
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Mochlus corpulentus Mittleman 1952 |
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1996 | |
Lygosoma carinatum Darevsky & Orlova (Geissler, Nguyen, Phung, Van Devender, Hartmann, Farkas, Ziegler & Böhme 2011) |
Other common names:
carinatum: Keeled Supple Skink, Carinated Slender Skink
Distribution:
Laos,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Lygosoma isodactylum
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Even-toed Writhing Skink, Even-toed Supple Skink, Central Supple Skink, Central Slender Skink
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Gleichzehiger Krümmenskink
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Enstået Vrideskink
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1864 | |
Eumeces isodactylus Günther |
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Lygosoma isodactylum Boulenger 1887 |
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Riopa isodactyla Smith 1935 |
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Squamicilia isodactyla Mittleman 1952 |
Remarks:
The status of isodactylum in Cambodia is unclear.
No further records of this species have been reported in the country since its description in 1864
(Geissler, Nguyen, Phung, Van Devender, Hartmann, Farkas, Ziegler & Böhme 2011).
Distribution:
Cambodia,
Thailand.
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Lygosoma quadrupes
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Short-limbed Writhing Skink, Short-limbed Supple Skink, Common Slender Skink
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Kurzbein-Krümmenskink
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Kortbenet Vrideskink
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1766 | |
Anguis quadrupes Linnaeus |
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Podophis quadrupes Wiegmann 1834 |
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Lygosoma quadrupes Cochran 1930 |
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1766 | |
Lacerta chalcides Linnaeus [not Lacerta chalcides Linnaeus 1758] (Taylor 1963) |
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Podophis chalcides Gray 1845 |
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Lygosoma chalcides Cantor 1847 |
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Eumeces chalcides Günther 1864 |
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1776 | |
Lacerta serpens Bloch (Siler, Heitz, Davis, Freitas, Aowphol, Termprayoon & Grismer 2018) |
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Mabuya serpens Fitzinger 1826 |
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Lygosoma serpens Hardwicke & Gray 1827 |
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1799 | |
Scincus brachypus Schneider (Siler, Heitz, Davis, Freitas, Aowphol, Termprayoon & Grismer 2018) |
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1802 | |
Seps pentadactylus Daudin (Siler, Heitz, Davis, Freitas, Aowphol, Termprayoon & Grismer 2018) |
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1839 | |
Lygosoma abdominalis Gray (Siler, Heitz, Davis, Freitas, Aowphol, Termprayoon & Grismer 2018) |
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1839 | |
Lygosoma brachypoda Duméril & Bibron (Siler, Heitz, Davis, Freitas, Aowphol, Termprayoon & Grismer 2018) |
Remarks:
Now restricted to Java (Siler, Heitz, Davis, Freitas, Aowphol, Termprayoon & Grismer 2018).
Records from the Asian mainland refer to siamense.
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Java,
Sumatra).
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Lygosoma siamense
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Siamese Writhing Skink, Siamese Supple Skink
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Siamesischer Krümmenskink
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Siamesisk Vrideskink
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Lygosoma siamensis Siler, Heitz, Davis, Freitas, Aowphol, Termprayoon & Grismer 2018 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as populations of quadrupes (Siler, Heitz, Davis, Freitas, Aowphol, Termprayoon & Grismer 2018).
Exact distribution within China is unclear.
No province records have been found during the literature studies for this work.
Not listed for China by Wang, Ren, Chen, Lyu, Guo, Jiang, Chen, Li, Guo, Wang & Che (2020).
Distribution:
Cambodia,
China
(Hainan),
Laos,
Malaysia
(West Malaysia
[incl.
Penang Island,
Perhentian Islands]),
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Lygosoma tabonorum
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Palawan Writhing Skink, Palawan Supple Skink
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Palawan-Krümmenskink
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Palawan-vrideskink
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2016 | |
Lygosoma tabonorum Heitz, Diesmos, Freitas, Ellsworth, Grismer, Aowphol, Brown & Siler |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Cuyo,
Palawan).
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