Larutia nubisilvicola

Larutia nubisilvicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Larutia
Species:
L. nubisilvicola
Binomial name
Larutia nubisilvicola
Khao Nan National Park in Thailand
Khao Nan National Park in Thailand
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]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cota, M. (2018). "Larutia nubisilvicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104762556A104853660. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104762556A104853660.en. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Larutia nubisilvicola at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 November 2022.


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