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Sphenomorphus bignelli

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Species of lizard

Sphenomorphus bignelli
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species: S. bignelli
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus bignelli
Schmidt, 1932

Sphenomorphus bignelli is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Solomon Islands.

Etymology

The specific name, bignelli, is in honor of Charles Robert Bignell (1892–1964), who was a planter in the Solomon Islands.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. bignelli is forest, at altitudes of 150–1,500 m (490–4,920 ft).

Description

A small species for its genus, S. bignelli is dark reddish brown dorsally, and it is pale yellow ventrally. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.3 cm (1.3 in) and a total length of 6.8 cm (2.7 in).

Behavior

S. bignelli is diurnal and terrestrial. It is not fossorial, but does hide in leaf litter and under fallen logs.

Diet

S. bignelli preys upon insects and their larvae.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. bignelli is unknown.

References

  1. ^ Harlow, P. (2013). "Sphenomorphus bignelli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T196633A2468892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196633A2468892.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sphenomorphus bignelli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus bignelli, p. 25).
  4. Schmidt KP (1932).

Further reading

  • McCoy M (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Solomon Islands (pdf). Kuranda, Queensland, Australia: Michael McCoy. 137 pp.
  • Schmidt KP (1932). "Reptiles and Amphibians from the Solomon Islands". Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 18 (9): 175–190. (Sphenomorphus bignelli, new species, pp. 183–184).


Taxon identifiers
Sphenomorphus bignelli


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