Larutia nubisilvicola
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]
| 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 Chan-ard, Cota, Makchai, & Lhaotaew, 2011 | |
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| Larutia nubisilvicola is only known from Khao Nan National Park in southern Thailand | |
References
- 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.
- Larutia nubisilvicola at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 November 2022.
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