Subdoluseps bowringii


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.

Etymology

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.

Geographic range

;West Malaysia, Pulau Tioman, Johor: Pulau Besar, Pulau Sibu; India,
;Philippines,
;Indonesia,
;China, Singapore, India, Bangladesh,
;Indochina west to Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
;Australia.
Type locality: Hong Kong.