Lygosoma quadrupes, called the short limbed supple skink or Linnaeus's writhing skink, is a species of skink in the family Scincidae, order Squamata, first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1766. It is found widely across southern China, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, West Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Source Lygosoma quadrupes (Wikidata)
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1. Lygosoma quadrupes (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q125374 (P225 taxon name)
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q125374
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Scincidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Scincidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 435Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 435
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Lygosoma quadrupes (Wikipedia)
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