Subdoluseps bowringii
Species of lizard
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Subdoluseps bowringii, also known commonly as Bowring's supple skink, Bowring's writhing skink, and the Christmas Island grass-skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
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| Subdoluseps bowringii | |
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| Subdoluseps bowringii from Petchaburi Province, Thailand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Subdoluseps |
| Species: | S. bowringii |
| Binomial name | |
| Subdoluseps bowringii (Günther, 1864) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, bowringii, is in honor of either John Charles Bowring, who was a British amateur naturalist and businessman in Hong Kong, or his father John Bowring, who was a British diplomat and a governor of Hong Kong.[3]
Geographic range
- West Malaysia, Pulau Tioman, Johor
- Pulau Besar, Pulau Sibu; India (Andaman Islands),
- Philippines (Sulu Archipelago),
- Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra ?, Java, Sulawesi),
- China (Hong Kong ), Singapore, India, Bangladesh,[1]
- Indochina west to Myanmar (= Burma), Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
- Australia (Cook Islands and Christmas Island).[1]
Type locality: Hong Kong.
