New Forest Skink Species Discovered In Thailand - Reptiles Magazine

New Forest Skink Species Discovered In Thailand - Reptiles Magazine

Researchers have discovered a new forest skink species from the Sphenomorphus stellatus complex. The skink, discovered in the forested sandstone ecosystem in northeastern Thailand’s Khorat Plateau, is the sister species to a pair of Indochinese skinks, S. phuquocensis and S. annamiticus. According to the researchers, Sphenomorphus tophus is the fourth endemic lizard species to be found in the Khorat Plateau. The forest skink is light brown in co…