Sphenomorphus helenae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species:
S. helenae
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus helenae
Cochran, 1927
Synonyms[2]
  • Sphenomorphus helenae
    Cochran, 1927
  • Lygosoma helenae
    — M.A. Smith, 1935
  • Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) helenae
    — M.A. Smith, 1937
  • Sphenomorphus helenae
    — Chen & Lue, 1987

Sphenomorphus helenae, also known commonly as the Notaburi forest skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, helenae, is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige.[3]

Geographic range

S. helenae is known only from the type locality, "Nontaburi" (= Nonthaburi), which is in central Thailand.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. helenae is unknown.[1]

Description

S. helenae is known only from the holotype,[2] which has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 2.8 cm (1.1 in), and a partially regenerated tail 3.0 cm (1.2 in) long.[4] According to British herpetologist Malcolm Arthur Smith, the holotype is an immature specimen.[5]

Reproduction

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

References

  1. ^ a b c Cota, M.; Sumontha, M.; Panitvong, N.; Danaisawat, P.; Thaksintham, W. (2018). "Sphenomorphus helenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104771572A104853725. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104771572A104853725.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Sphenomorphus helenae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 September 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 helenae, p. 119).
  4. ^ Cochran DM (1927).
  5. ^ Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Lygosoma helenae, p. 283).

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