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Lipinia microcerca (Boettger, 1901) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Lipinia microcerca (Boettger, 1901) (Lipinia microcerca (Boettger, 1901))
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Lipinia microcerca (Boettger, 1901)

Lipinia microcerca (Boettger, 1901)

Lipinia microcerca is a species of skink found in parts of mainland Southeast Asia that was reclassified from subspecies status in 2019.

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Family
Genus
Lipinia
Order
Class
Squamata

About Lipinia microcerca (Boettger, 1901)

Common Names

Lipinia microcerca is a species of skink, and it is also commonly called the banded lipinia, Sipora striped skink, and common striped skink.

Distribution

This species is found in southern Vietnam, Cambodia, and southern Laos, and its known range may extend into Thailand and eastern Myanmar.

Taxonomic History

Before a taxonomic revision published in 2019, Lipinia microcerca was treated as a subspecies of Lipinia vittigera.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Lipinia

More from Scincidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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