Sphenomorphus loriae
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| Sphenomorphus loriae | |
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| File:Sphenomorphus loriae 1897.jpg | |
| Drawing of Sphenomorphus loriae | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Sphenomorphus |
| Species: | S. loriae
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphenomorphus loriae (Boulenger, 1897)
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Sphenomorphus loriae is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea.[2]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, loriae, is in honor of Italian ethnologist Lamberto Loria.[3]: 160
Description
[edit | edit source]Dorsally, S.loriae is blackish brown, flecked and vermiculated with lighter yellowish brown. Ventrally, it is yellowish. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 66 mm (2.6 in), and a regenerated tail 77 mm (3.0 in) long.[4]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred natural habitat of S. loriae is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,500 m (3,300–4,900 ft).[1]
References
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- ^ a b Sphenomorphus loriae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 October 2020.
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). xiv + 384 pp., 132 figures. (Lygosoma loriae, pp. 215–216).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). + Plates VI–VIII. (Lygosoma loriae, new species, p. 698 + Plate VII, figures 1, 1a).
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