Sphenomorphus oligolepis (BOULENGER, 1914)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Synonym | Lygosoma oligolepis BOULENGER 1914: 261 Lygosoma oligolepis — DE ROOIJ 1915: 218 Lygosoma (Ictiscincus) oligolepis — SMITH 1937: 222 Sphenomorphus oligolepis — MITTLEMAN 1952 Sphenomorphus oligolepis — GREER & SHEA 2004 |
Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Mimika River, Lorentz River), Indonesia (Seram, Irian Jaya)
Type locality: “Mimika River”
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Reproduction | Oviparous |
Types | Syntypes: BMNH 1946.8.3.47-48 (formerly 1913.10.31.175-176), collected by British Ornithological Union Expedition. |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1376 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | Named after Greek oligos (ὀλίγος), little, small, insignificant, and Greek lepis = scale. |
References |
- Boulenger, G.A. 1914. An annotated list of the batrachians and reptiles collected by the British Ornithologists' Union Expedition and the Wollaston Expedition in Dutch New Guinea. Trans. Zool. Soc. London 20 (5): 247-275 - 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. 1973. Two new lygosomine skinks from New Guinea with comments on the loss of the external ear in lygosomines and observations on previously described species. Breviora (406): 1-25 - get paper here
- 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
- Mecke, Sven; Max kieckbusch, Mark O’Shea and Hinrich Kaiser 2016. First Record of the Poorly Known Skink Sphenomorphus oligolepis (Boulenger, 1914) (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from Seram Island, Maluku Province, Indonesia. Asian Herpetological Research 2016, 7(1): 64–68 - 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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