Sphenomorphus derooyae

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Sphenomorphus derooyae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species:
S. derooyae
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus derooyae
(de Jong, 1927)
Synonyms [2]
  • Lygosoma derooyae
    de Jong, 1927
  • Sphenomorphus derooijae [sic]
    Mys, 1988
  • Sphenomorphus derooyae
    Pyron & Burbrink, 2013

Sphenomorphus derooyae is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Oceania.

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Geographic range

S. derooyae is found in New Guinea and in the Bismarck Archipelago, including Admiralty Islands, [1] [2] New Britain, and New Ireland. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. derooyae is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft). [1]

Reproduction

S. derooyae is oviparous. [2]

Taxonomy

S. derooyae may be a species complex, and the proper name for populations outside the New Guinean mainland is uncertain. [1]

Etymology

The specific name, derooyae, is in honor of Dutch zoologist Nelly de Rooij (spelled "de Rooy" by de Jong). [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tallowin, O.; Shea, G.; Allison, A. (2015). "Sphenomorphus derooyae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T42485229A42485236. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42485229A42485236.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Sphenomorphus derooyae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 October 2020.
  3. 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. (Sphenomorphus derooyae, p. 70).

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