NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Larutia nubisilvicola Chan-Ard, Cota, Makchai & Lhaotaew, 2011
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Larutia nubisilvicola is a species of skink endemic to Southern Thailand. It is only known from its type locality in Khao Nan National Park in the Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. It is named after its habitat, cloud forest at about 1,300 m (4,300 ft) above sea level. It occurs on the forest floor, close to the trunks of the larger trees that it uses as refugia.
Wikipedia contributors, Larutia nubisilvicola; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:33:32.413680+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Larutia nubisilvicola Chan-Ard, Cota, Makchai & Lhaotaew, 2011
- Name authority
- Chan-Ard, Cota, Makchai & Lhaotaew, 2011
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Larutia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyScincidae
- subfamilySphenomorphinae
- genusLarutia
- speciesLarutia nubisilvicola Chan-Ard, Cota, Makchai & Lhaotaew, 2011
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Larutia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Berumput two-toed skinkLarutia puehensis Grismer, Leong & Yaakob, 2003 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Larutia sumatrensis (Bleeker, 1860) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Three-banded Larut SkinkLarutia trifasciata (Tweedie, 1940) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Single Finger Larut SkinkLarutia miodactyla (Boulenger, 1903) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black Larut SkinkLarutia larutensis (Boulenger, 1900) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Penang Island Larut SkinkLarutia penangensis Grismer, Huat, Siler, Chan, Wood, Grismer, Sah & Ahmad, 2011 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Seribuat Larut SkinkLarutia seribuatensis Grismer, Leong & Yaakob, 2003 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Larutia&species=nubisilvicola Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3SBRF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.