Sphenomorphus buettikoferi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species:
S. buettikoferi
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus buettikoferi
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygosoma Büttikoferi
    Lidth de Jeude, 1905
  • Sphenomorphus buttikoferi
    — Mittleman, 1952
  • Sphenomorphus buettikoferi
    — Das, 2004

Sphenomorphus buettikoferi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo.

Etymology

The specific name, buettikoferi, is in honor of Swiss zoologist Johann Büttikofer.[3]

Geographic range

On the island of Borneo, S. buettikoferi is found in Kalimantan and Sarawak.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. buettikoferi is forest.[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. buettikoferi is unknown.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Iskandar, D.; McGuire, J. (2018). "Sphenomorphus buettikoferi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104770571A104853700. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104770571A104853700.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Sphenomorphus buettikoferi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 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 buettikoferi, p. 44).

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