Sphenomorphus derooyae

Sphenomorphus derooyae
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Sphenomorphus
Species:	S. derooyae
Binomial name
	Sphenomorphus derooyae; (de Jong, 1927)
Synonyms
	Lygosoma derooyae; de Jong, 1927; Sphenomorphus derooijae [sic] ; — Mys, 1988; Sphenomorphus derooyae; — Pyron & Burbrink, 2013;

Last updated July 27, 2025

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

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]

References

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.
1 2 3 4 5 Sphenomorphus derooyae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 October 2020.
↑ 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).

Daan S, Hillenius D (1966). "Catalogue of the Type Specimens of Amphibians and Reptiles in the Zoological Museum, Amsterdam". Beaufortia13: 117–144. (Lygosoma derooyae, p. 132).
de Jong JK (1927). "Reptiles from Dutch New Guinea". Nova Guinea15 (3): 296–318. (Lygosoma derooyae, new species).
Mys B (1988). "The zoogeography of the scincid lizards from North Papua New Guinea (Reptilia: Scincidae). I. The distribution of the species". Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Biologie58: 127–183. (Sphenomorphus derooijae, new combination, p. 142).
Pyron RA, Burbrink FT (2013). "Early origin of viviparity and multiple reversions to oviparity in squamate reptiles". Ecology Letters17 (1): 13–21. (Spenomorphus derooyae).

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 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.

[RDB-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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