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Linnaeus' Writhing Skink
W.A. Djatmiko (Wie146), CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Lizards & worm lizards

Linnaeus' Writhing Skink

Lygosoma quadrupes (Linnaeus, 1766)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishLinnaeus' Writhing Skink
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese爪哇蝘蜓
Scientific nameLygosoma quadrupes (Linnaeus, 1766)

About this species

The short-limbed supple skink or Linnaeus's writhing skink (Lygosoma quadrupes) is a species of skink which is found widely in southern China, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, West Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Salayar), and the Philippines (Palawan, Calamian Islands)).

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyScincidae
GenusLygosoma

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