Sphenomorphus woodfordi

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Sphenomorphus woodfordi

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species:
S. woodfordi
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus woodfordi
(Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygosoma woodfordii
    Boulenger, 1887
  • Sphenomorphus woodfordi
    — , & , 1995

Sphenomorphus woodfordi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Solomon Islands and Bougainville.[2]

Etymology[]

The specific name, woodfordi, is in honor of British naturalist Charles Morris Woodford.[3]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitat of S. woodfordi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 250 m (820 ft).[1]

Description[]

Dorsally, S. woodfordi is glossy metallic dark brown, with curved or oblique black crossbars on the flanks. Ventrally it is yellowish. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.6 cm (4.2 in), and a regenerated tail 6 cm (2.4 in) long. [4]

Reproduction[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b , , , Allison A (2019). "Sphenomorphus woodfordi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T196645A2470194. Retrieved 13 October 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Sphenomorphus woodfordi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus woodfordi, p. 289).
  4. ^ Boulenger (1887).

Further reading[]

  • , , (1995). "Dispersal and speciation of skinks among archipelagos in the tropical Pacific Ocean". Evolutionary Ecology 9: 529–541. (Sphenomorphus woodfordi, new combination).
  • Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ ... . London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Lygosoma woodfordii, new species, p. 511 + Plate XXV, figure 4).



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