Sphenomorphus rufus (BOULENGER, 1887)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
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”
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.16.92 (formerly 82.8.29.186)
Diagnosis	Description: Snout short, obtuse; lower eyelid scaly; ear-opening oval, smaller than the eye-opening, no lobules. Nostril in the nasal; no supranasals; frontonasal more broad than long, in contact with the rostral; praefrontals meeting with the inner angles; frontal almost as long as frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact with the two anterior supraoculars; four supraoculars, followed by a very small one; nine or ten supraciliaries; frontoparietals longer than interparietal; parietals in contact; no nuchals; fifth upper labial below the eye. Body with 32 smooth scales round the middle, the two vertebral series enlarged, laterals smallest; the distance between the tip of the snout and the fore limb is contained one time and two fifths in that between axilla and groin; praeanals enlarged. Limbs strong, slightly overlapping when adpressed; digits short, compressed, fourth toe with 20 smooth, divided lamellae below (de Rooij 1917: 177). Coloration: Reddish-brown above, variegated with darker and lighter tints. Lower parts brownish-white (de Rooij 1917: 177). Size: Length of head and body 60mm; tail (reproduced) 48 mm (de Rooij 1917: 177).
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
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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