Sphenomorphus melanopogon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species: Sphenomorphus melanopogon

Name

• Sphenomorphus melanopogon (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Syntypes: MNHN-RA-0.1245/0.1244/0.7110/0.2974.

Type locality: “la Nouvelle-Guinée, la Nouvelle Hollande et l'île de Timor”.

Combinations

• Gongylus (Lygosoma) melanopogon Duméril & Bibron, 1839: 723 [original combination]
• Sphenomorphus sanctus — Fitzinger, 1843 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1839. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. VIII + 854 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Sphenomorphus melanopogon. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 November 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Timor Forest Skink