Sphenomorphus nigriventris

Taxonavigation edit

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 edit

Sphenomorphus nigriventris (de Rooij, 1915)

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

Combinations edit

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

References edit

Primary references edit

  • 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

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Vernacular names edit

English: Black-bellied Forest Skink