Insulasaurus arborens

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: Insulasaurus
Species: Insulasaurus arborens

Name

• Insulasaurus arborens (Taylor, 1917)

Holotype: CM 1891 (formerly EHT 413).

Type locality: “Mount Canlaon, Occidental Negros, P. I. [=Philippines]”.

Combinations

• Sphenomorphus arborens Taylor, 1917: 373 [original combination]
• Insulasaurus arborens — Linkem, Diesmos & Brown, 2011: 1235 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Taylor, E.H. 1917. Snakes and lizards known from Negros, with descriptions of new species and subspecies. Philippine Journal of Science 12(6): 353–381. BHL Reference page. 
• Linkem, C.W., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2011. Molecular systematics of the Philippine forest skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Sphenomorphus): testing morphological hypotheses of interspecific relationships. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163(4): 1217–1243. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00747.x Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Insulasaurus arborens. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 March 2018.
• Diesmos, A. 2009. IUCN: Sphenomorphus arborens  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169753A6669478. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169753A6669478.en

Vernacular names

English: Negros Sphenomorphus