Sphenomorphus granulatus (BOULENGER, 1903)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Lygosoma granulatum BOULENGER 1903: 126 Lygosoma (Parotosaurus) granulatum — DE ROOIJ 1915: 167 Otosaurus granulatum — SMITH 1937: 218 Sphenomorphus granulatus — GREER & PARKER 1967 Sphenomorphus granulatus — LINKEM et al. 2010
Distribution	Papua New Guinea Type locality: Albert Edward Range, 6000 feet
Reproduction	oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.19.46 (formerly 1901.11.27.1), Albert Edward Range, British New Guinea, collected H.S. Rohu
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Comment
Etymology	Presumably from the Latin granulum (diminutive of granum, a seed or grain) plus the masculine adjectival suffix -atus (provided with), in reference to the granulations on the body scales, that gives the scalation a shagreened morphology, like shark skin
References	Boulenger, G.A. 1903. Descriptions of new reptiles from British New Guinea. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1: 125-129 - 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 Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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