Sphenomorphus mimikanus (BOULENGER, 1914)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Lygosoma mimikanum BOULENGER 1914: 257 Lygosoma (Parotosaurus) mimikanum — DE ROOIJ 1915: 169 Otosaurus mimikanum — SMITH 1937: 218 Otosaurus mimikanus — MITTLEMAN 1952 Sphenomorphus mimikanus — LINKEM et al. 2010 Sphenomorphus mimikanum — FELDMAN et al. 2015
Distribution	Papua New Guinea Type locality: Mimika River
Reproduction
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.15.11 (formerly 1915.10.31.130), Mimika River, Dutch New Guinea, collected British Ornithological Union Expedition.
Diagnosis	Description: Snout short, obtuse; lower eyelid scaly; ear-opening large, oval, smaller than the eye-opening, the tympanum deeply sunk, no lobules. Nostril in the nasal; a very small triangular supra-nasal between the frontonasal, the nasal and the postnasal; frontonasal more broad than long, in contact with the rostral and with the single praefrontal (the praefrontals being fused in the only known specimen); frontal narrowed behind, as long as frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact with the first supraciliary and the three anterior supraoculars; seven supraoculars, first longest, last very small; twelve supraciliaries, first largest; frontoparietals a little larger than the interparietal; parietals in contact; three pair of nuchals; fifth to seventh upper labials below the eye. Body stout; the distance between the tip of the snout and the fore limb is contained one time and one third in that between axilla and groin; 40 smooth scales round the middle, dorsals largest, laterals smallest; prae-anals enlarged. Limbs strong, the hind limb reaches the elbow; digits short, compressed, fourth toe with 15 or 16 lamellae below, most of them obtusely keeled (de Rooij 1917: 169). Coloration: Reddish-brown above, spotted with brown, the spots forming numerous irregular transverse series; a dark brown spot behind and below the eye; lips light, with dark brown spots. Lower parts white (de Rooij 1917: 169). Size: Length of head and body 90 mm.; tail (reprod.) 105 mm (de Rooij 1917: 169).
Comment	Preliminary entry. Current status/name unclear.
References	Boulenger, G.A. 1914. An annotated list of the batrachians and reptiles collected by the British Ornithologists' Union Expedition and the Wollaston Expedition in Dutch New Guinea. Trans. Zool. Soc. London 20 (5): 247-275 - 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 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 Mittleman, M.B. 1952. A generic synopsis of the Lizards of the Subfamily Lygosominae. Smithson. misc. Collns, 117: 1-35. - 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
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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