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Griffin's Dasia
Dasia griffini Taylor, 1915
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.
geographic distribution of Dasia griffini
compiled by rbrausse with Quantum GIS Map data: Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Range data: Brown, R., Dimalibot, J. & Rico, E.L. 2009. Dasia griffini. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 06 November 2012. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
Dasia griffini, commonly known as Griffin's keel-scaled tree skink or Griffin's dasia, is a species of tree skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to central and northern Palawan and southern Mindoro in the Philippines.
Wikipedia contributors, Dasia griffini; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:47:34.674390+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dasia griffini Taylor, 1915
- Name authority
- Taylor, 1915
- Common name
- Griffin's Dasia
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Dasia
- 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
- subfamilyMabuyinae
- genusDasia
- speciesDasia griffini Taylor, 1915
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dasia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Big Tree SkinkDasia grisea (Gray, 1845) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ceylonese DasiaDasia haliana (Nevill, 1887) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nicobar DasiaDasia nicobarensis Biswas & Sanyal, 1977 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peters' DasiaDasia semicincta (Peters, 1867) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barred tree skinkDasia johnsinghi Harikrishnan, Vasudevan, de Silva, Deepak, Kar, Naniwadekar, Lalremruata, Prasoona & Aggarwal, 2012 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Shelford's SkinkDasia vyneri (Shelford, 1905) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Olive DasiaDasia olivacea Gray, 1839 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boulenger's DasiaDasia subcaerulea (Boulenger, 1891) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Borneo SkinkDasia vittata (Edeling, 1865) | 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=Dasia&species=griffini 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.
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:6CBZH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.