Sphenomorphus nigriventris (DE ROOIJ, 1915)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Lygosoma nigriventre DE ROOIJ 1915: 214 Lygosoma nigriventre DE ROOIJ 1919: 141 Sphenomorphus nigriventris — GREER & SHEA 2004 Sphenomorphus nigriventris — GOLDBERG 2024
Distribution	Papua New Guinea Type locality: S. New Guinea (Hellwig Mts. 1700 m [elevation])
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Lectotype: ZMA.RENA 11019. Designation by Daan & Hillenius (1966).
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Comment	Glenn Shea is currently working on a revision of this species (GS, pers. comm.).
Etymology	Named after Latin nigro, black, dark and Latin venter, stomach, belly.
References	de Rooij, N. de 1915. The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden (E. J. Brill), xiv + 384 pp. - get paper here de Rooij, N. de 1919. Reptiles (Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria). Nova Guinea 13: 133-153 [1915-1919] - get paper here GoldBerg, Stephen R. 2024. Anmerkungen zur Fortpflanzung von Sphenomorphus nigriventris (Squamata: Scincidae) aus Papua-Neuguinea. Sauria 46 (3): 67-69 Greer, A.E. & Shea, G. 2004. A new character within the taxonomically difficult Sphenomorphus group of Lygosomine skinks, with a description of a new species from New Guinea. Journal of Herpetology 38 (1): 79-87 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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