Lobulia brongersmai

Lobulia brongersmai
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Lobulia
Species:	L. brongersmai
Binomial name
	Lobulia brongersmai; (Zweifel, 1972)
Synonyms
	Leiolopisma brongersmai; Zweifel, 1972; Lobulia brongersmai; — Greer, 1974;

Last updated February 17, 2023

Brongersma's lobulia (Lobulia brongersmai) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of New Guinea.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. brongersmai is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,500 m (3,300–4,900 ft).^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, brongersmai, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Leo Brongersma.^[3]

Description

L. brongersmai may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.9 cm (2.3 in).^[2]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of L. brongersmai is unknown.^[2]

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References

1 2 Tallowin O, Shea G, Allison A [in French] (2015). "Lobulia brongersmai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T42484982A42484991. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42484982A42484991.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Lobulia brongersmai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
↑ 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. (Lobulia brongersmai, p. 39).