Sphenomorphus alfredi

Sphenomorphus alfredi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Malaysia[2] near Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, and Borneo.[3]

Sphenomorphus alfredi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species:
S. alfredi
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus alfredi
(Boulenger, 1898)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygosoma alfredi
    Boulenger, 1898
  • Sphenomorphus alfredi
    โ€” Mittleman, 1952

Etymology

The specific name, alfredi, is in honour of British naturalist Alfred Hart Everett.[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. alfredi is forest, generally in low hills.[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. alfredi is unknown.[2]

References

  1. Iskandar, D.; McGuire, J.; Ota, H. (2018). "Sphenomorphus alfredi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102347048A102347080. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102347048A102347080.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Sphenomorphus alfredi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
  3. "Sphenomorphus alfredi". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus alfredi, p. 5).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1898). "Third Report on Additions to the Lizard Collection in the Natural-History Museum". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898: 912โ€“923. (Lygosoma alfredi, new species, p. 922 + Plate LV, figure 4).
  • Mittleman MB (1952). "A Generic Synopsis of the Lizards of the Subfamily Lygosominae". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 117 (17): 1โ€“35. (Sphenomorphus alfredi, new combination, p. 21).



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