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Species of lizard

Sphenomorphus haasi
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. haasi
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus haasi
Inger & Hosmer, 1965

Sphenomorphus haasi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo, on which it is found in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Etymology

The specific name, haasi, is in honor of Austrian-born Israeli herpetologist Georg Haas.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. haasi is forest.

Description

A small species, S. haasi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 57 mm (2.2 in). Dorsally, it is dark brown, with pale olive spots. The sclera of the eye is bluish.

Behavior

S. haasi is terrestrial and diurnal.

Diet

S. haasi preys upon small arthropods.

Reproduction

S. haasi is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Iskandar, D.; McGuire, J. (2018). "Sphenomorphus haasi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102347555A102347565. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102347555A102347565.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sphenomorphus haasi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 September 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 haasi, p. 113).
  4. Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. (Sphenomorphus haasi, p. 116).

Further reading

  • Das I (2004). Lizards of Borneo: A Pocket Guide. Kota Kinabalu, Borneo: Natural History Publications. 89 pp. ISBN 978-9838120807.
  • Gans C (1983). "Georg Haas. 1905–1981". American Zoologist 23 (2): 343–346.
  • Inger RF, Hosmer W (1965). "New species of scincid lizard of the genus Sphenomorphus ". Israel Journal of Zoology 14: 134–140. (Sphenomorphus haasi, new species).


Taxon identifiers
Sphenomorphus haasi


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