Sphenomorphus aignanus

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Sphenomorphus aignanus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species:
S. aignanus
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus aignanus
(Boulenger, 1898)

Sphenomorphus aignanus is a species of skink found in Papua New Guinea. [1]

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