Sphenomorphus annectens

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Sphenomorphus annectens
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Sphenomorphus annectens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species:
S. annectens
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus annectens
Boulenger, 1897
Synonyms
  • Otosaurus annectensSmith, 1937 [1]
  • Lygosoma (parotosaurus) annectensDe, 1915 [2]
  • Lygosoma annectensBoulenger, 1897 [3]

Sphenomorphus annectens is a species of lizard in the genus Sphenomorphus of the family Scincidae, described by George Albert Boulenger in 1897. [3] [4] According to Catalogue of Life Sphenomorphus annectens does not have known subspecies. [5]

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References

  1. Smith,M.A. (1937) A review of the genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its allies., Rec. Ind. Mus. 39 (3): 213-234
  2. de Rooij, N. de (1915) The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria., Leiden (E. J. Brill), xiv + 384 pp.
  3. 1 2 Boulenger, G. A. (1897) An account of the reptiles and batrachians collected by Dr. L. Loria in British New Guinea., Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, 18: 694—710
  4. TIGR Reptile Database . Uetz P. , 2007-10-02
  5. Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.