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Sphenomorphus buettikoferi

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Species of lizard

Sphenomorphus buettikoferi
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species: S. buettikoferi
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus buettikoferi
(Lidth de Jeude, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Lygosoma Büttikoferi
    Lidth de Jeude, 1905
  • Sphenomorphus buttikoferi
    — Mittleman, 1952
  • Sphenomorphus buettikoferi
    — Das, 2004

Sphenomorphus buettikoferi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo.

Etymology

The specific name, buettikoferi, is in honor of Swiss zoologist Johann Büttikofer.

Geographic range

On the island of Borneo, S. buettikoferi is found in Kalimantan and Sarawak.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. buettikoferi is forest.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. buettikoferi is unknown.

References

  1. ^ Iskandar, D.; McGuire, J. (2018). "Sphenomorphus buettikoferi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104770571A104853700. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104770571A104853700.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sphenomorphus buettikoferi 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 buettikoferi, p. 44).

Further reading

  • Das I (2004). Lizards of Borneo: A Pocket Guide. Kota Kinabalu, Borneo: Natural History Publications. 89 pp. ISBN 978-9838120807. ("Sphenomorphus buettikoferi ").
  • Lidth de Jeude TW (1905). "Zoological results of the Dutch Scientific Expedition to Central Borneo. — The Reptiles". Notes from the Leyden Museum 25: 187–202. ("Lygosoma Büttikoferi ", new species, pp. 193–194).
  • Mittleman MB (1952). "A generic synopsis of the lizards of the subfamily Lygosominae". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 117 (17): 1–35. ("Sphenomorphus buttikoferi ", new combination, p. 23).


Taxon identifiers
Sphenomorphus buettikoferi


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