Sphenomorphus dussumieri

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 dussumieri

Name

• Sphenomorphus dussumieri (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Syntypes: MNHN-RA-0.216/0.7111, collected by Jean-Jacques Dussumier.

Type locality: “Malabar”.

Combinations

• Gongylus (Lygosoma) dussumieri Duméril & Bibron, 1839: 725 [original combination]
• Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) dussumieri — Deraniyagala, 1931 [subsequent combination]
• Sphenomorphus dussumieri — Taylor, 1953 [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 dussumieri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 November 2018.
• de Silva, A. & Somaweera, R. 2010. IUCN: Sphenomorphus dussumieri  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T178709A7600510. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178709A7600510.en

Vernacular names

English: Dussumier's Forest Skink