Sphenomorphus maindroni
Sphenomorphus maindroni [3] is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species was originally described by Sauvage in 1879.[3] According to the Catalogue of Life, the species Sphenomorphus maindroni does not have known subspecies.[3]
| Sphenomorphus maindroni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Sphenomorphus |
| Species: | S. maindroni |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphenomorphus maindroni (Sauvage, 1879) | |
| Synonyms | |
The size of this specie is small, and the snout-vent length is between 24-59 mm; tail varies from nearly oval to square in cross-section.[4]
Etymology
The specific name, maindroni, is in honor of French naturalist Maurice Maindron.[5]
Geographic range
S. maindroni is found in the Admiralty Islands, New Britain, and New Guinea.[2]
References
- Smith MA (1937). "A review of the genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its allies". Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213-234.
- Species Sphenomorphus maindroni at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, Baillargeon G, Ouvrard D (editors) (2011). "Sphenomorphus maindroni. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- Shea, Glenn; Greer, Allen E. (March 2004). "A New Character within the Taxonomically Difficult Sphenomorphus Group of Lygosomine Skinks, with a Description of a New Species from New Guinea". Journal of Herpetology. 38 (1): 79–87. doi:10.1670/78-03A. ISSN 0022-1511.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus maindroni, p. 166).
Further reading
- Sauvage HE (1879). "Notice sur quelques reptiles nouveaux ou peu connus de la Nouvelle-Guinée ". Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris 7 (3): 47–61. (Lygosoma maindroni, new species, pp. 55-56). (in French).
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