[Short Note] A New Record of the Viviparous Skink, Mabuya multifasciata (Kuhl, 1820) (Squamata : Reptilia) , from Taiwan
Hidetoshi Ota
Department of Biology, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-01 Japan
Hsueh-Wen Chang
Department of Biology, National Sun Yet-Sen University, Kaohsiung , Taiwan 804, R.O.C.
Kou-Chiang Liu
Department of Biology, National Sun Yet-Sen University, Kaohsiung , Taiwan 804, R.O.C.
Tsutomu Hikida
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-01 Japan
Three specim ens of a Iygosomine lizard . Mabuya mullilasciata. vere recently captured at Meinong (美濃) and Chengqing Hu (澄清湖) in Kaohsiung County, Taiwan; several additional individuals were also observed at Meinong. The species has been known to exist 10 South and Southea st Asia, but this is the first Taiwan record. Because both collect ion sites are near an international port, it is likely that the specim ens represent an established population Ihat recently entered Taiwan by means of artificial transportation.
Keywords
Scincidae, Distribution
