Eutropis longicaudata

Eutropis longicaudata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Eutropis
Species:
E. longicaudata
Binomial name
Eutropis longicaudata
(Hallowell, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Eumeces siamensis Günther 1864 (fide M.A. Smith 1935)
  • Mabuia siamensis – Boulenger 1887: 188 (fide M.A. Smith 1935)
  • Euprepes (Tiliqua) bicarinatus – W. Peters 1867: 22
  • Euprepes (Tiliqua) Ruhstrati – Fischer 1886: 7
  • Mabuia longicaudata – Boulenger 1887: 188
  • Mabuya longicaudata – Stejneger 1907: 214
  • Mabuya longicaudata – M.A. Smith 1935: 270
  • Mabuya longicaudata – Taylor 1963: 944
  • Mabuya longicaudata – Manthey & Grossmann 1997: 268
  • Mabuya longicaudata – Cox et al. 1998: 111
  • Mabuya longicaudata – Greer & Nussbaum 2000: 616
  • Eutropis longicaudata – Mausfeld et al. 2002
  • Mabuya longicaudata – Ziegler 2002: 193
  • Mabuya longicauda [sic] – Das & Yaakob 2007
  • Mabuya longicaudata – Bobrov & Semenov 2008
  • Eutropis longicaudata – Grismer 2011
  • Eutropis longicaudatus – Hecht et al. 2013

Eutropis longicaudata, the longtail mabuya or long-tailed sun skink, is a species of skink. It is found in southern China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and Peninsular Malaysia.

Some populations have been found to exhibit paternal care in response to predation by egg-eating snakes. Though some females are documented, to eat their clutch of eggs, when continually threatened by predators especially when threatened by O. formosanus.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Grismer, L.; Quah, E.; Neang, T.; Stuart, B.L.; Shang, G.; Yang, J. (2019). "Eutropis longicaudata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T102345774A102345849. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T102345774A102345849.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Eutropis longicaudata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Eutropis longicaudata". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Species of Erawan National Park". Thai National Parks. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Pike, David A.; Clark, Rulon W.; Manica, Andrea; Tseng, Hui-Yun; Hsu, Jung-Ya & Huang, Wen-San (2016). "Surf and turf: predation by egg-eating snakes has led to the evolution of parental care in a terrestrial lizard". Scientific Reports. 6 22207. Bibcode:2016NatSR...622207P. doi:10.1038/srep22207. PMC 4768160. PMID 26915464.
  6. ↑ Wen-San Huang, Predation risk of whole-clutch filial cannibalism in a tropical skink with maternal care, Behavioral Ecology, Volume 19, Issue 6, November-December 2008, Pages 1069–1074, https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arn109