| Sphenomorphus derooyae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Sphenomorphus |
| Species: | S. derooyae |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphenomorphus derooyae (de Jong, 1927) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
Sphenomorphus derooyae is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Oceania.
S. derooyae is found in New Guinea and in the Bismarck Archipelago, including Admiralty Islands, [1] [2] New Britain, and New Ireland. [2]
S. derooyae may be a species complex, and the proper name for populations outside the New Guinean mainland is uncertain. [1]
The specific name, derooyae, is in honor of Dutch zoologist Nelly de Rooij (spelled "de Rooy" by de Jong). [2]
The genus Sphenomorphus – vernacularly known as the common skinks – currently serves as a "wastebin taxon" for numerous skinks. While most or all species presently placed here are probably rather close relatives, the genus as presently delimited is likely to be not monophyletic and is in need of review. Some species in this genus have been moved to Pinoyscincus.
Petronella Johanna Nelly de Rooij was a Dutch zoologist and herpetologist.
Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort was a Dutch biologist who, in 1903, participated in the North New Guinea Expedition. In the 1920s he was director of the Zoological Museum of Artis in Amsterdam and later zoogeography professor at the University of Amsterdam.
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