| Dasia griffini | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Dasia |
| Species: | D. griffini |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasia griffini Taylor, 1915 | |
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Dasia griffini, commonly known as Griffin's keel-scaled tree skink or Griffin's dasia, is a species of tree skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to central and northern Palawan and southern Mindoro in the Philippines.
Etymology
The specific name, griffini, is in honor of American herpetologist Lawrence Edmonds Griffin (1874–1949).
Description
Griffin’s keel-scaled tree skink may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11 cm (4.3 in).
Behavior and habitat
D. griffini is an arboreal lizard. It is found on tree trunks or aerial ferns 7 to 28 metres (23 to 92 ft) above the ground. It inhabits dipterocarp primary forests, at altitudes of 50–150 m (160–490 ft). More rarely, it is also found in coastal forests and scrubland.
Reproduction
Griffin’s dasia is oviparous.
Taxonomy
D. griffini belongs to the genus Dasia. It is classified in the subfamily Mabuyinae of the skink family Scincidae.
Conservation status
D. griffini is threatened by logging activities in its habitats.
See also
References
- ^ Brown, R.; Dimalibot, J.; Rico, E.L. (2009). "Dasia griffini ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T169806A6676223. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169806A6676223.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Dasia griffini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 August 2020.
- Siler, Cameron. "Known distribution of Dasia griffini in the Philippines". Biodiversity Research & Education Outreach, Philippines. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dasia griffini, p. 108).
- Inger, Robert F.; Brown, Walter C. (1980). "Species of the Scincid Genus Dasia Gray". Fieldiana Zoology. New Series. 3: 1–11. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.3190.
Further reading
- Taylor EH (1915). "New Species of Philippine Lizards". Philippine Journal of Science 10: 89–109 + Plate I. (Dasia griffini, new species, p. 104 + Plate I, figures 5 & 6).
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Dasia griffini | |