Sphenomorphus phuquocensis

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 phuquocensis

Name

Sphenomorphus phuquocensis Grismer, Nazarov, Bobrov & Poyarkov, 2020: 470

• Holotype: ZMMU R-11518, adult ♂, collected by Vladimir V. Bobrov on 20 December 2003.
• Type locality: “mid-elevation montane tropical forest in Phu Quoc National Park, ca. 4 km southwards from Bãi Thõm village, on the border of Bãi Thõm and Cửa Dýõng communes, Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam (GPS coordinates N 10.367°, E 104.017° (GCS), at 390 m in elevation)”.

References

Primary references

• Grismer, L.L., Nazarov, R.A., Bobrov, V.V. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2020. A new species of Sphenomorphus (Squamata: Scincidae) from Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam with a discussion of biogeography and character state evolution in the S. stellatus group. Zootaxa 4801(3): 461–487. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4801.3.3 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Sphenomorphus phuquocensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 August 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Phu Quoc Island Forest Skink