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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
SubspeciesSphenomorphus sanctus tenggeranus MERTENS 1957
Sphenomorphus sanctus sanctus (DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1839) 
Common NamesE: Java Forest Skink
G: Java-Waldskink 
SynonymGongylus (Lygosoma) sancta DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1839: 730
Hinulia sancta — GRAY 1845: 76
Lygosoma sanctum — BOULENGER 1887: 243
Lygosoma sanctum — WEBER 1890:
Lygosoma (Hinulia) sanctum — BOETTGER 1892: 119
Lygosoma sanctum — OUDEMANS 1894: 141
Lygosoma sanctum — DE ROOIJ 1915: 188
Lygosoma sanctum — DAMMERMAN 1929
Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) sanctum — SMITH 1937: 219
Sphenomorphus sanctus — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 282
Sphenomorphus sanctus — GRISMER 2006

Sphenomorphus sanctus tenggeranus MERTENS 1957
Sphenomorphus sanctus tenggeranus MERTENS 1957: 26
Sphenomorphus sanctus tenggeranus — DAS 2010: 249 
DistributionIndonesia (Java, Sumatra), Peninsular Malaysia (fide SMITH 1937: 219 and CHAN-ARD et al. 1999)

Type locality: Java

tenggeranus: East Java; Type locality: “Tengger-Gebirge, 1200 m [elevation], O-Java”.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 7116 (Java, from Leyden Museum)
Holotype: SMF 14470 [tenggeranus] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1669 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSubspecies: The subspecific status of tenggeranus remains unclear.

Diagnose (tenggeranus): Von der typischen Rasse verschieden durdi 4 dunkle, vollig kcintinuierliche Langsbander; das vertebrale helle Langsband ist ebenso hell wie das dorsolaterale Paar (Mertens 1957). 
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