Formosan Chinese skink-國立臺灣博物館典藏查詢資訊系統-Collection-TMRL0706

Formosan Chinese skink Collection Image, Figure 1, Total 6 Figures

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Formosan Chinese skink

species_info
- english title:Formosan Chinese skink
- scientific_name:Plestiodon chinensis formosensis
- DIVISION:Chordata
- subphylum:Vertebrata
- class:Reptilia
- subclass:Eureptilia
- orders:Squamata
- suborder:Lacertilia
- family:Scincidae
- subfamily:Scincinae
- genus:Plestiodon
- species:chinensis
- subspecies:formosensis
- species_author:Gray
- species_pub_year:1838
- subspecies_author:(Van Denburgh)
- subspecies_pub_year:1912
- common name
  - common name english:Chinese skink, Common skink, Formosan Chinese skink
collection_content
- collection_locality
  - country_id:tw
  - country_en:Republic of China
  - subdivision_1_en:Taiwan Province
  - subdivision_2_en:Taipei County
  - subdvision_3_en:Jinshan Township
  - locality_en:Cingshuei Village
- collection_info
  - collection_date:2001/04/15
  - Collection Date:2001/04/15
  - quantity:1
- collection_feature
  - S-V length:115 mm
  - Tail length:23+6+3+34+ mm
- collection_record
  - catalog no:TMRL0706
  - CAT_NO:RE.0719
  - :2003/02/25
gdesc_info
- GDESC:性別：F，吻肛長：115mm，尾長：23+6+3+34+mm。此標本為路殺標本
  
  本種為臺灣特有亞種。體型肥胖，四肢發達，全身鱗片光滑，吻肛長最大可達13公分，頭頸部側面常有橘紅色斑紋，體背為褐色或灰褐色，鱗片邊緣黑色，腹部呈黃白色，尾長最大約為吻肛長的1.14倍，尾下有一列大形鱗片；幼體於背部有四條淡色縱帶，體側有大形暗色或黃褐色的大型斑塊，尾部長且呈圓柱形，常帶有藍色。
  
  棲息在全島1,000公尺以下低海拔地區。喜於較開闊的開墾地、草生地及樹林邊緣活動，日行性，以昆蟲等小型節肢動物為食，尾部易自割，常將巢穴築於石下或樹根下之土洞中，卵生，母蜥有護卵及護幼的行為，每窩約可產卵5～15枚。
  
  (撰寫資訊：林俊聰，270字，2021/12/22)