Papuascincus stanleyanus

Papuascincus stanleyanus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Papuascincus
Species:	P. stanleyanus
Binomial name
	Papuascincus stanleyanus; (Boulenger, 1897)
Synonyms
	Lygosoma stanleyanum; Boulenger, 1897; Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) stanleyanum; — M.A. Smith, 1937; Lobulia stanleyana; — Greer, 1974; Papuascincus stanleyanus; — Allison & Greer, 1986;

Last updated January 20, 2024

Papuascincus stanleyanus is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Guinea.^[3]

Etymology

The specific name, stanleyanus, refers to the Owen Stanley Range.^[4]

Foreign language common names

P. stanleyanus is known as kls or mabdagol in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.^[5]

Habitat

Papuascincus stanleyanus is commensal with humans, and is often found in human settlements. In the Upper Kaironk Valley of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, it is the most common small lizard found in houses.^[5]

Reproduction

C. stanleyanus is oviparous.^[3]

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References

↑ Tallowin, O.; Shea, G.; Allison, A. (2015). "Papuascincus stanleyanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T42485077A42485084. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42485077A42485084.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
↑ Boulenger GA (1897). "Descriptions of new Lizards and Frogs from Mount Victoria, Owen Stanley Range, New Guinea, collected by Mr. A. S. Anthony". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series19: 6–13 + Plates I–II. (Lygosoma stanleyanum, new species, pp. 7–8 + Plate I, figure 2).
1 2 3 Papuascincus stanleyanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
↑ 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. (Papuascincus stanleyanus, p. 251).
1 2 Bulmer RNH (1975). "Kalam Classification Of Reptiles And Fishes". Journal of the Polynesian Society84 (3): 267–308.