Sphenomorphus forbesi

Sphenomorphus forbesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species:
S. forbesi
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus forbesi
(Boulenger, 1888)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygosoma forbesi
    Boulenger, 1888
  • Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) forbesi
    — M.A. Smith, 1937
  • Sphenomorphus forbesi
    — Greer, 1991

Sphenomorphus forbesi, also known commonly as Forbes' forest skink and the slender litter skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, forbesi, is in honor of Henry Ogg Forbes, who was a Scottish explorer and naturalist.[3]

Geographic range

S. forbesi is found on the Sogeri Plateau in the Owen Stanley Range in Central Province, Papua New Guinea.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. forbesi is forest, at altitudes of 700–1,900 m (2,300–6,200 ft), but it has also been found in oil palm plantations.[1]

Reproduction

S. forbesi is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Tallowin, O. (2016). "Sphenomorphus forbesi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42485242A42485247. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42485242A42485247.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Sphenomorphus forbesi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ 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 forbesi, p. 91).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1888). "Descriptions of new Reptiles and Batrachians obtained by Mr. H. O. Forbes in New Guinea". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series 1 (5): 343–346. (Lygosoma forbesi, new species, pp. 343–344).
  • Greer AE (1991). "Limb Reduction in Squamates: Identification of the Lineages and Discussion of the Trends". Journal of Herpetology 25 (2): 166–173. (Sphenomorphus forbesi, new combination).
  • Smith MA (1937). "A Review of the Genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its Allies". Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213–234.
  • Whitaker, Rom; Whitaker, Zai; Mills, D. (1982). "Reptiles of Papua New Guinea". Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 82 (2): 1–53.



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