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Sphenomorphus derooyae

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Sphenomorphus derooyae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species:
S. derooyae
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus derooyae
(de Jong, 1927)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygosoma derooyae
    de Jong, 1927
  • Sphenomorphus derooijae [sic]
    Mys, 1988
  • Sphenomorphus derooyae
    Pyron & Burbrink, 2013

Sphenomorphus derooyae is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Oceania.

Geographic range

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S. derooyae is found in New Guinea and in the Bismarck Archipelago, including Admiralty Islands,[1][2] New Britain, and New Ireland.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of S. derooyae is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).[1]

Reproduction

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S. derooyae is oviparous.[2]

Taxonomy

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S. derooyae may be a species complex, and the proper name for populations outside the New Guinean mainland is uncertain.[1]

Etymology

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The specific name, derooyae, is in honor of Dutch zoologist Nelly de Rooij (spelled "de Rooy" by de Jong).[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Tallowin, O.; Shea, G.; Allison, A. (2015). "Sphenomorphus derooyae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T42485229A42485236. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42485229A42485236.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Sphenomorphus derooyae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 October 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 derooyae, p. 70).

Further reading

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  • Daan S, Hillenius D (1966). "Catalogue of the Type Specimens of Amphibians and Reptiles in the Zoological Museum, Amsterdam". Beaufortia 13: 117–144. (Lygosoma derooyae, p. 132).
  • de Jong JK (1927). "Reptiles from Dutch New Guinea". Nova Guinea 15 (3): 296–318. (Lygosoma derooyae, new species).
  • Mys B (1988). "The zoogeography of the scincid lizards from North Papua New Guinea (Reptilia: Scincidae). I. The distribution of the species". Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Biologie 58: 127–183. (Sphenomorphus derooijae, new combination, p. 142).
  • Pyron RA, Burbrink FT (2013). "Early origin of viviparity and multiple reversions to oviparity in squamate reptiles". Ecology Letters 17 (1): 13–21. (Spenomorphus derooyae).