Sphenomorphus alfredi

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Sphenomorphus alfredi

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species:
S. alfredi
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus alfredi
(Boulenger, 1898)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygosoma alfredi
    Boulenger, 1898
  • Sphenomorphus alfredi
    — , 1952

Sphenomorphus alfredi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Malaysia[2] near Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, and Borneo.[3]

Etymology[]

The specific name, alfredi, is in honour of British naturalist Alfred Hart Everett.[4]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitat of S. alfredi is forest, generally in low hills.[1]

Reproduction[]

The mode of reproduction of S. alfredi is unknown.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Iskandar, D.; McGuire, J.; Ota, H. (2018). "Sphenomorphus alfredi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102347048A102347080. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102347048A102347080.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Sphenomorphus alfredi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Sphenomorphus alfredi". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus alfredi, p. 5).

Further reading[]

  • Boulenger GA (1898). "Third Report on Additions to the Lizard Collection in the Natural-History Museum". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898: 912–923. (Lygosoma alfredi, new species, p. 922 + Plate LV, figure 4).
  • (1952). "A Generic Synopsis of the Lizards of the Subfamily Lygosominae". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 117 (17): 1–35. (Sphenomorphus alfredi, new combination, p. 21).



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