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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*[[species:Larry Lee Grismer|Grismer LL]] (2006). "Two new species of skinks (Genus ''Sphenomorphus'' [[Leopold Fitzinger|Fitzinger]] 1843) from the Seribuat Archipelago, West Malaysia". ''Herpetological Natural History'' '''9''' (2): 151–162. (''Sphenomorphus ishaki'', new species).
*[[species:Larry Lee Grismer|Grismer LL]] (2006). "Two new species of skinks (Genus ''Sphenomorphus'' [[Leopold Fitzinger|Fitzinger]] 1843) from the Seribuat Archipelago, West Malaysia". ''Herpetological Natural History'' '''9''' (2): 151–162. (''Sphenomorphus ishaki'', new species).
*Grismer LL, [[species:Mohd Abdul Muin|Muin MA]], [[species:Perry Lee Wood Jr.|Wood PL Jr]], [[species:Shahrul Anuar Mohd Sah|Anuar S]], [[species:Charles W. Linkem|Linkem CW]] (2016). "The transfer of two clades of Malaysian ''Sphenomorphus'' Fitzinger (Squamata: Scincidae) into the genus ''Tytthoscincus'' Linkem, [[species:Arvin Cantor Diesmos|Diesmos]], & [[species:Rafe Marion Brown|Brown]] and the description of a new Malaysian swamp-dwelling species". ''Zootaxa'' '''4092''' (2): 231–242. (''Tytthoscincus ishaki'', new combination).





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Tytthoscincus ishaki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Tytthoscincus
Species:
T. ishaki
Binomial name
Tytthoscincus ishaki
Grismer, 2006
Synonyms[2]
  • Sphenomorphus ishaki
    Grismer, 2006
  • Tytthoscincus ishaki
    — Grismer et al., 2016

Tytthoscincus ishaki, also known commonly as the Tioman Island forest skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Tioman Island in Malaysia.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, ishaki, is in honor of Muhamad Ishak Mat Sohor, who was Grismer's Malaysian guide during fieldwork on Tioman Island.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. ishaki is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,026 m (1,312–3,366 ft).[1]

Description

T. ishaki may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 4 cm (1.6 in).[2]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of T. ishaki is unknown.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Quah, E.; Grismer, L. (2018). "Tytthoscincus ishaki ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102658648A102658653. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102658648A102658653.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Tytthoscincus ishaki at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 December 2020.
  3. ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus ishaki, p. 131).

Further reading

  • Grismer LL (2006). "Two new species of skinks (Genus Sphenomorphus Fitzinger 1843) from the Seribuat Archipelago, West Malaysia". Herpetological Natural History 9 (2): 151–162. (Sphenomorphus ishaki, new species).
  • Grismer LL, Muin MA, Wood PL Jr, Anuar S, Linkem CW (2016). "The transfer of two clades of Malaysian Sphenomorphus Fitzinger (Squamata: Scincidae) into the genus Tytthoscincus Linkem, Diesmos, & Brown and the description of a new Malaysian swamp-dwelling species". Zootaxa 4092 (2): 231–242. (Tytthoscincus ishaki, new combination).