Lobulia brongersmai

Lobulia brongersmai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lobulia
Species:
L. brongersmai
Binomial name
Lobulia brongersmai
(Zweifel, 1972)
Synonyms[2]
  • Leiolopisma brongersmai
    Zweifel, 1972
  • Lobulia brongersmai
    — Greer [fr], 1974

Lobulia brongersmai, also known as the Brongersma's lobulia, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of New Guinea.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. brongersmai is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,500 m (3,300–4,900 ft).[1]

Etymology

The specific name, brongersmai, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Leo Brongersma.[3]

Description

L. brongersmai may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.9 cm (2.3 in).[2]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of L. brongersmai is unknown.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Tallowin, O.; Shea, G.; Allison, A. (2022) [amended version of 2015 assessment]. "Lobulia brongersmai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T42484982A217797236. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T42484982A217797236.en. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Lobulia brongersmai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
  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. (Lobulia brongersmai, p. 39).

Further reading

  • Greer AE [fr] (1974). "The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series 22 (31): 1–67. (Lobulia brongersmai, new combination).
  • Zweifel RG (1972). "A new scincid lizard of the genus Leiolopisma from New Guinea". Zoologische Mededelingen 47: 530–539 + Plate I. (Leiolopisma brongersmai, new species).


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