Scincella vandenburghi

Scincella vandenburghi

Korean skink, Tsushima ground skink, Tsushima smooth skink

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Scincella vandenburghi

Scincella vandenburghi, also known commonly as the Korean skink, the Tsushima ground skink, and the Tsushima smooth skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to East Asia

Animal name origin

S. vandenburghi is named after John Van Denburgh, curator of herpetology at the California Academy of Sciences.

Distribution

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S. vandenburghi is found on the Korean peninsula and on Tsushima Island, Japan.

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S. vandenburghi inhabits temperate forests where it can be found on the forest floor.

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Scincella vandenburghi habitat map

Mating Habits

S. vandenburghi is oviparous, laying one to nine eggs in early summer.

References

1. Scincella vandenburghi Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scincella_vandenburghi
2. Scincella vandenburghi on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178539/7566985

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