Another new lizard discovered in Vietnam

19/01/2007 00:00:00 During recent herpetofaunal investigations in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in Central Vietnam, a remarkable scincid lizard was collected. At first glance, the specimen appeared similar to Lygosoma carinatum, (First described a decade ago by Darevsky & Orlova)

However, further investigations showed that is a newly recognised lizard, Lygosoma boehmei, named in honour of Professor Dr Wolfgang Böhme, vice director of the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig in Bonn.

Courtesy of the Natural History Museum of Geneva.