Sphenomorphus pratti

Sphenomorphus pratti
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Sphenomorphus
Species:	S. pratti
Binomial name
	Sphenomorphus pratti; (Boulenger, 1903)
Synonyms
	Lygosoma pratti; Boulenger, 1903; Sphenomorphus pratti; — Mys, 1988;

Last updated January 18, 2024

Sphenomorphus pratti is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea.^[2]

Geographic range

S. pratti is found throughout Papua New Guinea except in savanna areas in the south. It is also found on the islands of New Britain, New Hanover Island, and Manus Island. It is found at elevations up to 1,625 m (5,331 ft).^[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. pratti is forest.^[4]

Etymology

The specific name, pratti, is in honor of British naturalist Antwerp Edgar Pratt who collected the type specimen.^[2]^[5]

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References

↑ Tallowin, O. (2016). "Sphenomorphus pratti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T196638A2469416. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T196638A2469416.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 3 Sphenomorphus pratti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 31 May 2015.
↑ Bursey, Charles R. (August 2011). "New species of Aplectana (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) in Sphenomorphus pratti from Papua New Guinea". Journal of Parasitology. 94 (4): 654–660. doi:10.1645/ge-2720.1. JSTOR 23019183. PMID 21506832. S2CID 22750093.
↑ Tallowin O (2016). "Sphenomorphus pratti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016.
↑ 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 pratti, p. 211).