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Sphenomorphus woodfordi

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Species of lizard

Sphenomorphus woodfordi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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

Sphenomorphus woodfordi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Solomon Islands and Bougainville.

Etymology

The specific name, woodfordi, is in honor of British naturalist Charles Morris Woodford.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. woodfordi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 250 m (820 ft).

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.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. woodfordi is unknown.

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ 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).


Taxon identifiers
Sphenomorphus woodfordi


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