Sphenomorphus woodfordi
| Sphenomorphus woodfordi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Sphenomorphus |
| Species: | S. woodfordi
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphenomorphus woodfordi (Boulenger, 1887)
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| 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
[edit]The specific name, woodfordi, is in honor of British naturalist Charles Morris Woodford.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of S. woodfordi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 250 m (820 ft).[1]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]The mode of reproduction of S. woodfordi is unknown.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Sphenomorphus woodfordi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 October 2020.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Boulenger (1887).
Further reading
[edit]- 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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