Sphenomorphus neuhaussi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Sphenomorphus |
| Species: | S. neuhaussi
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphenomorphus neuhaussi (T. Vogt, 1911)
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Sphenomorphus neuhaussi is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is endemic to New Guinea[1][2]
Etymology
The specific name, neuhaussi, is in honor of German anthropologist Richard Neuhauss.[3]: 189
Geographic distribution
Sphenomorphus neuhaussi occurs in the provinces of Chimbu, Eastern Highlands, Madang, and Morobe of Papua New Guinea.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Sphenomorphus neuhaussi is forest, at elevations from sea level to 1,800 m (5,900 ft).[1]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of Sphenomorphus neuhaussi is unknown.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Tallowin, O.; Allison, A.; Shea, G. (2015). "Sphenomorphus neuhaussi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T42485572A42485576. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42485572A42485576.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Sphenomorphus neuhaussi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 October 2020.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Greer, A.E. (1990). "Overlap Pattern in the Preanal Scale Row: An Important Systematic Character in Skinks". Journal of Herpetology. 24 (3): 328–330.
- Mys, B. (1988). "The zoogeography of the scincid lizards from North Papua New Guinea (Reptilia: Scincidae). I. The distribution of the species". Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Biologie. 58: 127–183. (Sphenomorphus neuhaussi, new combination, pp. 144–145). (in English, with an abstract in French).
- Vogt, T. (1911). "Reptilien und Amphibien aus Kaiser-Wilhelmland ". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. 1911: 420–432. (Lygosoma neuhaussi, new species, pp. 422–423). (in German).