Bowring’s Supple Skink
Subdoluseps bowringii
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Skinks)
- GenusSubdoluseps
- SpeciesSubdoluseps bowringii (Bowring’s Supple Skink)
About the Bowring’s Supple Skink
Subdoluseps bowringii, also known commonly as Bowring's supple skink, Bowring's writhing skink, and the Christmas Island grass-skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
The specific name, bowringii, is in honor of either John Charles Bowring, who was a British amateur naturalist and businessman in Hong Kong, or his father John Bowring, who was a British diplomat and a governor of Hong Kong.
West Malaysia, Pulau Tioman, Johor Pulau Besar, Pulau Sibu; India (Andaman Islands), Philippines (Sulu Archipelago), Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra ?, Java, Sulawesi), China (Hong Kong ), Singapore, India, Bangladesh, Indochina west to Myanmar (= Burma), Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
Australia (Cook Islands and Christmas Island). Type locality: Hong Kong. Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. III Scincidae (Second ed.). London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). (Lygosoma bowringii, pp. 308–309 + Plate XXIII, figure 3)
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Recent sightings of Bowring’s Supple Skink in Kaeng Krachan National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bowring’s Supple Skink in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bowring’s Supple Skink sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bowring’s Supple Skink in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Bowring’s Supple Skink in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.