Tribolonotus ponceleti

Tribolonotus ponceleti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Egerniinae[1]
Genus: Tribolonotus
Species: T. ponceleti
Binomial name
Tribolonotus ponceleti
Kinghorn, 1937[2]

Tribolonotus ponceleti is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Solomon Islands.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, ponceleti, is in honor of the Rev. Jean-Baptiste Poncelet (1884-1958), French missionary and naturalist.[3]

Behavior

Unlike most skinks, T. ponceleti has the ability to vocalize.[1]

Reproduction

T. ponceleti is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tribolonotus ponceleti ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org
  2. 1 2 Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group (1996). Tribolonotus ponceleti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
  3. 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. (Tribolonotus ponceleti, p. 209).

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