Sphenomorphus woodfordi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Sphenomorphus |
Species: | S. woodfordi
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Binomial name | |
Sphenomorphus woodfordi (
Boulenger, 1887)
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Synonyms [2] | |
Sphenomorphus woodfordi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Solomon Islands and Bougainville. [2]
The specific name, woodfordi, is in honor of British naturalist Charles Morris Woodford. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of S. woodfordi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 250 m (820 ft). [1]
Dorsally, S. woodfordi is glossy metallic dark brown, with curved or oblique black crossbars on the flanks. Ventrally it is yellowish. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.6 cm (4.2 in), and a regenerated tail 6 cm (2.4 in) long. [4]
The mode of reproduction of S. woodfordi is unknown. [2]
Sphenomorphus woodfordi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Sphenomorphus |
Species: | S. woodfordi
|
Binomial name | |
Sphenomorphus woodfordi (
Boulenger, 1887)
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Synonyms [2] | |
Sphenomorphus woodfordi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Solomon Islands and Bougainville. [2]
The specific name, woodfordi, is in honor of British naturalist Charles Morris Woodford. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of S. woodfordi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 250 m (820 ft). [1]
Dorsally, S. woodfordi is glossy metallic dark brown, with curved or oblique black crossbars on the flanks. Ventrally it is yellowish. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.6 cm (4.2 in), and a regenerated tail 6 cm (2.4 in) long. [4]
The mode of reproduction of S. woodfordi is unknown. [2]