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Sphenomorphus annectens (BOULENGER, 1898)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymLygosoma annectens BOULENGER 1898: 698
Lygosoma (Parotosaurus) annectens — DE ROOIJ 1915: 168
Otosaurus annectens — SMITH 1937: 218
Sphenomorphus annectens — GREER & PARKER 1967
Sphenomorphus annectens — LINKEM et al. 2010 
DistributionPapua New Guinea

Type locality: Moroka, Bartholomew Range, 2300feet  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: MSNG 29115, Moroka, British New Guinea, collected L. Loria. 
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CommentType: not in BMNH (P. Campbell, pers. comm., 7 July 2014). 
EtymologyFrom the Latin annectens, linking or joining. The description notes that the species forms a link between Boulenger's subgenera Hinulia and Otosaurus. 
References
  • Boulenger, G. A. 1898. An account of the reptiles and batrachians collected by Dr. L. Loria in British New Guinea. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, 18: 694—710 [1897?] - 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
  • Greer,A.E. & Parker,F. 1967. A new scincid lizard from the northern Solomon Islands. Breviora (275): 1-20 - get paper here
  • Linkem, C.W.; Diesmos, A.C.; Brown, R.M. 2010. A NEW SPECIES OF SCINCID LIZARD (GENUS SPHENOMORPHUS) FROM PALAWAN ISLAND, PHILIPPINES. Herpetologica 66 (1): 67–79 - 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
  • Whitaker, R.; Whitaker,Z. & Mills,D. 1982. Reptiles of Papua New Guinea. Wildlife in New Guinea (82/2): 1-53
 
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