Tytthoscincus aesculeticola | |
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Conservation status
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![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Tytthoscincus |
Species: | T. aesculeticola
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Binomial name | |
Tytthoscincus aesculeticola (Inger, Lian, Lakim & Yambun, 2001)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Sphenomorphus aesculeticola Inger, Lian, Lakin & Yambun, 2001 |
Tytthoscincus aesculeticola is a species of skink. It is endemic to Borneo[1][2] and is currently known from Sarawak and Sabah (East Malaysia).[1]
Tytthoscincus aesculeticola is a small skink with a maximum size of 42 mm (1.7 in) in snout–vent length.[2] It occurs in montane environments below the surface of soil, dead leaves, rocks, and logs as well as on the surface of soil and logs at elevations of 1,350–1,700 m (4,430–5,580 ft) above sea level.[1]