Tribolonotus ponceleti

Tribolonotus ponceleti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Tribolonotus
Species: T. ponceleti
Binomial name
Tribolonotus ponceleti

Tribolonotus ponceleti is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Solomon Islands.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, ponceleti, is in honor of the Rev. Jean-Baptiste Poncelet (1884-1958), French missionary and naturalist.[3]

Behavior

Unlike most skinks, T. ponceleti has the ability to vocalize.[4]

Reproduction

T. ponceleti is oviparous.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Harlow, P. (2013). "Tribolonotus ponceleti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T22091A2781610. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T22091A2781610.en. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group (1996). Tribolonotus ponceleti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
  3. ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tribolonotus ponceleti, p. 209).
  4. 1 2 "Tribolonotus ponceleti ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org

Further reading

  • Kinghorn JR (1937). "A new species of scink [sic] from the Solomon Islands". Records of the Australian Museum 20 (1): 1-2 + Plate I. (Tribolonotus ponceleti, new species).


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