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Lygosoma Hardwicke & Gray, 1827

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Hardwicke, Thomas & John E. Gray. 1827. A synopsis of the species of saurian reptiles, collected in India by Major-General Hardwicke. The Zoological Journal 3(10): 213–229.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Squamata
family
Scincidae
genus
Lygosoma

Name

Synonyms
Ligosoma
Lygosma
Paralygosoma Chabanaud, 1917
Squamacilia Mittleman, 1952
Homonyms
Lygosoma Hardwicke & Gray, 1827
Lygosoma Mehelyi
Common names
Writhing Skinks in English
lygosomes in English
writhing skink in English
Лигозомы in Russian
สกุล จิ้งเหลนเรียวขาเล็ก in Thai
ミモダエトカゲ属 in Japanese
蝘蜓屬 in Chinese

Bibliographic References

  1. Applegarth, J. S., 1983: null. Index to the Genera of Reptilia - A Device to Assist Curators. Sauria (Lacertilia and Amphisbaenia), Third Edition. 54.
  2. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
  3. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
  4. CoL 2006
  5. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  6. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  7. Schmidt, K. P., 1953: null. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles, Sixth Edition. vii + 280.
  8. Zool. Journ., 3 (10)
  9. as per family
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