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Lygosoma
Lygosoma is a genus of lizards, commonly known as supple skinks or writhing skinks, which are members of the family Scincidae. Lygosoma is the type genus of the subfamily Lygosominae. The common name, writhing skinks, refers to the way these stubby-legged animals move, snake-like but more slowly and more awkwardly.
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 16 known species
Siamese Supple Skink
speciesLygosoma siamense
Linnaeus' Writhing Skink
speciesLygosoma quadrupes
Angel's Writhing Skink
speciesLygosoma angeli
Banded Supple Skink
speciesLygosoma haroldyoungi
Korat Supple Skink
speciesLygosoma koratense
Even-toed Supple Skink
speciesLygosoma isodactylum
Fat Skink
speciesLygosoma corpulentum
Bampfylde’s Supple Skink
speciesLygosoma bampfyldei
Lygosoma tabonorum
speciesLygosoma tabonorum
Lygosoma peninsulare
speciesLygosoma peninsulare
Cha Noi Supple Skink
speciesLygosoma boehmei
Sumatra Writhing Skink
speciesLygosoma opisthorhodum
Lygosoma kinabatanganense
speciesLygosoma kinabatanganense
Lygosoma schneideri
speciesLygosoma schneideri
Sri Lankan Supple Skink
speciesLygosoma singha
Veun Sai Forest Supple Skink
speciesLygosoma veunsaiense
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 38074.