NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Koraten Writhing Skink
Lygosoma koratense Smith, 1917
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
The Korat supple skink or Koraten writhing skink (Lygosoma koratense) is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Thailand.
It can live in many different environments, including montane evergreen rainforests and low limestone hills, and also intensively cultivated and degraded areas.
Wikipedia contributors, Korat supple skink; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:08:28.593395+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lygosoma koratense Smith, 1917
- Name authority
- Smith, 1917
- Common name
- Koraten Writhing Skink
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Lygosoma
- 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
- subfamilyLygosominae
- genusLygosoma
- speciesLygosoma koratense Smith, 1917
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lygosoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Angel's Writhing SkinkLygosoma angeli (Smith, 1937) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bampfylde’s Supple SkinkLygosoma bampfyldei Bartlett, 1895 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Palawan Supple SkinkLygosoma tabonorum Heitz, Diesmos, Freitas, Ellsworth & Grismer, 2016 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| peninsula supple skinkLygosoma peninsulare Grismer, Quah, Duzulkafly & Yambun, 2018 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Siamese Supple SkinkLygosoma siamense Siler, Heitz, Davis, Freitas, Aowphol, Termprayoon & Grismer, 2018 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sumatran Supple SkinkLygosoma schneideri Werner, 1900 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kinabatangan Supple SkinkLygosoma kinabatanganense Grismer, Quah, Duzulkafly & Yambun, 2018 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lygosoma boehmei Ziegler, Schmitz, Heidrich, Vu & Nguyen, 2007 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fat SkinkLygosoma corpulentum Smith, 1921 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harold Young's Supple SkinkLygosoma haroldyoungi (Taylor, 1962) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Even-toed Supple SkinkLygosoma isodactylum (Günther, 1864) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lygosoma singha (Taylor, 1950) | 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=Lygosoma&species=koratense 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:3WQQL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.