Sphenomorphus rufus (BOULENGER, 1887)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Synonym | Lygosoma rufum BOULENGER 1887: 239 Lygosoma (Hinulia) rufum — DE ROOIJ 1915: 177 Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) rufum — SMITH 1937: 220 Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) rufum — LOVERIDGE 1948: 317 Sphenomorphus rufus — TALLOWIN, SHEA & ALLISON 2015 |
Distribution | Indonesia (Maluku)
Type locality: “Aru Island, Papuasia”
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Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.16.92 (formerly 82.8.29.186) |
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Comment | Synonymy: Lygosoma rufum has been considered as synonym of Sphenomorphus jobiensis. |
References |
- Boulenger, G. A. 1887. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) III. Lacertidae, Gerrhosauridae, Scincidae, Anelytropsidae, Dibamidae, Chamaeleontidae. London: 575 pp. - get paper here
- 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
- Loveridge, A. 1948. New Guinean reptiles and amphibians in the Museum of Comparative Zoology and United States National Museum. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 101 (2): 305-430. - get paper here
- Smith, M.A. 1937. A review of the genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its allies. Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213-234
- Tallowin, O., Shea, G. & Allison, A. 2015. Sphenomorphus rufus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T42485621A42485624 - get paper here
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