Sphenomorphus nigriventris

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 nigriventris

Name

Sphenomorphus nigriventris (de Rooij, 1915)

• Lectotype: ZMA.RENA 11019.
• Type locality: “S. New Guinea (Hellwig Mts. 1700 m)”.

Combinations

• Lygosoma (Lygosoma) nigriventre de Rooij, 1915: 214 [original combination]
• Sphenomorphus nigriventris — Mittleman, 1952 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• de Rooij, N. 1915. The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Volume I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. E.J. Brill: Leiden, The Netherlands. 384 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Sphenomorphus nigriventris. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 August 2020.
• Tallowin, O., Allison, A. & Shea, G. 2022. IUCN: Sphenomorphus nigriventris  (Least Concern) (amended version of 2015 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T42485582A217800639. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T42485582A217800639.en. Accessed on 21 March 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Black-bellied Forest Skink