Larutia nubisilvicola
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| Larutia nubisilvicola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Larutia |
| Species: | L. nubisilvicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Larutia nubisilvicola | |
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| Larutia nubisilvicola is only known from Khao Nan National Park in southern Thailand. | |
Larutia nubisilvicola is a species of skink endemic to Southern Thailand. It is only known from its type locality in Khao Nan National Park in the Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.[1][2] It is named after its habitat,[2] cloud forest at about 1,300 m (4,300 ft) above sea level. It occurs on the forest floor, close to the trunks of the larger trees that it uses as refugia.[1]