Sphenomorphus pratti
| Sphenomorphus pratti | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphenomorphinae |
| Genus: | Sphenomorphus |
| Species: | S. pratti |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphenomorphus pratti (Boulenger, 1903) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sphenomorphus pratti is a species of skink endemic to Papua New Guinea.[1]
Geographic range
S. pratti is found all over Papua New Guinea except in savanna areas in the south. It is also found on the islands of New Britain, New Hanover Island, and Manus Island. It is found at heights up to 1,625 m (5,331 ft).[2]
Etymology
The specific name, pratti, is in honor of British naturalist Antwerp Edgar Pratt who collected the type specimen.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 3 Sphenomorphus pratti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 May 2015.
- ↑ Bursey, Charles R. (August 2011). "New species of Aplectana (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) in Sphenomorphus pratti from Papua New Guinea". Journal of Parasitology. 94 (4): 654–660. doi:10.1645/ge-2720.1. JSTOR 23019183.
- ↑ 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 pratti, p. 211).
Further reading
- Boulenger, G.A. (1903). "Description of new Reptiles from British New Guinea". Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1903 (2): 125-129 + Plates XII-XIII. (Lygosoma pratti, new species, p. 128 + Plate XIII, figures 1-1a).
- Mys, Benoit (1988). "The zoogeography of the scincid lizards of North Papua New Guinea (Reptilia: Scincidae). I. The distribution of the species". Bull. Inst. Roy. Sci. Nat. Belgique (Biologie) 58: 127-183. (Sphenomorphus pratti, new combination, p. 145).
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