| Spondylurus sloanii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Spondylurus |
| Species: | S. sloanii |
| Binomial name | |
| Spondylurus sloanii (Daudin, 1803) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Spondylurus sloanii, also known commonly as Sloane's skink or the Virgin Islands bronze skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands. [2]
The specific name, sloanii, is in honor of British naturalist Hans Sloane. [3]
The preferred natural habitats of S. sloanii are the intertidal zone and shrubland. [1]
S. sloanii is viviparous. [2]
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