Sphenomorphus loriae (BOULENGER, 1898)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Synonym | Lygosoma loriae BOULENGER 1898: 698 Lygosoma loriae — DE ROOIJ 1915: 215 Lygosoma loriae — KINGHORN 1928: 292 Sphenomorphus loriae — GREER & SHEA 2004 |
Distribution | Papua New Guinea Type locality: New Guinea (Moroka in Bartholomew Range 2300 feet elevation). |
Reproduction | |
Types | Syntype: BMNH 1946.8.3.39 (formerly 97.12.10.26), Moroka, British New Guinea, collected L. Loria; MSNG 29114 (n = 2), Moroka, collected L. Loria. |
Diagnosis | 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 just meeting or narrowly separated; frontal broader than the supraocular region, as long as fronto-parietals and interparietal together or a little shorter, in contact with the two anterior supraoculars; four supraoculars; eight supraciliaries; frontoparietals and interparietal equal; parietals in contact; no nuchals, but three or four scales on each side in contact with the parietals; fifth upper labial below the eye. Body long; the distance between the tip of the snout and the fore limb is contained one time and two thirds to one time and three fourths in the distance between axilla and groin;30 -32 smooth scales round the middle, the two vertebral series enlarged, laterals smallest; praeanals enlarged. Tail very thick. Limbs short, not meeting when adpressed; digits short, compressed, fourth toe with 16-17 smooth lamellae below (de Rooij 1915: 215). Coloration: Blackish-brown above, vermiculated with yellowish-brown. Lower parts yellowish; throat and sides spotted with dark brown (de Rooij 1915: 215). Size: Length of head and body 66 mm.; tail 77 mm. (reproduced) (de Rooij 1915: 215). |
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Etymology | Named after Dr. Lamberto Loria (1855-1913), Italian ethnologist who collected in New Guinea (1889-1890). |
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