Dasia griffini
Species of lizard
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Dasia griffini, commonly known as Griffin's keel-scaled tree skink or Griffin's dasia, is a species of tree skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to central and northern Palawan and southern Mindoro in the Philippines.[1][2][3]
| Dasia griffini | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Dasia |
| Species: | D. griffini |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasia griffini Taylor, 1915 | |
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Etymology
The specific name, griffini, is in honor of American herpetologist Lawrence Edmonds Griffin (1874–1949).[4]
Description
Griffin's keel-scaled tree skink may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11 cm (4.3 in).[2]
Behavior and habitat
D. griffini is an arboreal lizard. It is found on tree trunks or aerial ferns 7 to 28 metres (23 to 92 ft) above the ground. It inhabits dipterocarp primary forests, at altitudes of 50–150 m (160–490 ft). More rarely, it is also found in coastal forests and scrubland.[1]