Lipinia longiceps (BOULENGER, 1895)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Long Lipinia |
Synonym | Lygosoma longiceps BOULENGER 1895: 408 Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) longiceps — SMITH 1937: 224 Lipinia longiceps — GREER 1974: 11 Lipinia longiceps — MYS 1988: 139 Lipinia longiceps — DAS & AUSTIN 2007 |
Distribution | From Misima Island west across the north coast of Papua New Guinea, looping around south of the central mountain ranges near Etna bay, Irian Jaya; Fergusson, Trobriand Islands Type locality: Trobriand Island [= Kiriwina] |
Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.16.20 |
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Etymology | Apparently named after the (relatively) long head, from Latin “-ceps” = head. |
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