Sphenomorphus woodfordi

Sphenomorphus woodfordi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species:
S. woodfordi
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus woodfordi
(Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms[2]

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. ^ a b Harlow, P.; Tallowin, O.; Hamilton, A.; Allison, A. (2019). "Sphenomorphus woodfordi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T196645A2470194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T196645A2470194.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Sphenomorphus woodfordi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 October 2020.
  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. (Sphenomorphus woodfordi, p. 289).
  4. ^ Boulenger (1887).

Further reading

  • Adler GH, Austin CC, Dudley R (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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