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Berumput two-toed skink

Larutia puehensis Grismer, Leong & Yaakob, 2003

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 puehensis, also known as the Berumput two-toed skink, is a species of skink. It is only known from holotype collected from Gunung Berumput (=Mt. Berumput) in Pueh Mountains, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo.

Wikipedia contributors, Larutia puehensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:26:15.072614+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Larutia puehensis Grismer, Leong & Yaakob, 2003
Name authority
Grismer, Leong & Yaakob, 2003
Common name
Berumput two-toed skink
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderAutarchoglossa
  11. familyScincidae
  12. subfamilySphenomorphinae
  13. genusLarutia
  14. speciesLarutia puehensis Grismer, Leong & Yaakob, 2003

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Larutia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Larutia sumatrensis (Bleeker, 1860)ScincidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Three-banded Larut SkinkLarutia trifasciata (Tweedie, 1940)ScincidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Single Finger Larut SkinkLarutia miodactyla (Boulenger, 1903)ScincidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Black Larut SkinkLarutia larutensis (Boulenger, 1900)ScincidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Larutia nubisilvicola Chan-Ard, Cota, Makchai & Lhaotaew, 2011ScincidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Penang Island Larut SkinkLarutia penangensis Grismer, Huat, Siler, Chan, Wood, Grismer, Sah & Ahmad, 2011ScincidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Seribuat Larut SkinkLarutia seribuatensis Grismer, Leong & Yaakob, 2003ScincidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

East Malaysia (Borneo: Sarawak)

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.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Larutia&species=puehensis 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:3SBRJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.