Tytthoscincus hallieri explained
Tytthoscincus hallieri is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, hallieri, is in honor of German botanist Johann Gottfried "Hans" Hallier.[1]
Geographic range
T. hallieri is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. hallieri is forest, at altitudes of .
Reproduction
T. hallieri is oviparous.
Further reading
- Bacon JP (1967). "Systematic Status of Three Scincid Lizards (Genus Sphenomorphus) from Borneo". Fieldiana Zoology 51 (4): 63–76. (Sphenomorphus hallieri, new combination, pp. 72–75, Figure 3).
- Lidth de Jeude, Th. W. van (1905). "Zoological Results of the Dutch Scientific Expedition to Central-Borneo. The Reptiles". Notes from the Leyden Museum 25 (4): 187–202. (Lygosoma hallieri, new species, pp. 197–198).
- 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. (Tytthoscincus hallieri, new combination).
Notes and References
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