Biology:Sphenomorphus buettikoferi
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Sphenomorphus |
| Species: | S. buettikoferi
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphenomorphus buettikoferi (Lidth de Jeude, 1905)
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Sphenomorphus buettikoferi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo.
Etymology
The specific name, buettikoferi, is in honor of Swiss zoologist Johann Büttikofer.[2]
Geographic range
On the island of Borneo, S. buettikoferi is found in Kalimantan and Sarawak.[3][1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. buettikoferi is forest.[3]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of S. buettikoferi is unknown.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sphenomorphus buettikoferi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus buettikoferi, p. 44).
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Further reading
- Das I (2004). Lizards of Borneo: A Pocket Guide. Kota Kinabalu, Borneo: Natural History Publications. 89 pp. ISBN:978-9838120807. ("Sphenomorphus buettikoferi [sic]").
- Lidth de Jeude TW (1905). "Zoological results of the Dutch Scientific Expedition to Central Borneo. — The Reptiles". Notes from the Leyden Museum 25: 187–202. ("Lygosoma Büttikoferi [sic]", new species, pp. 193–194).
- Mittleman MB (1952). "A generic synopsis of the lizards of the subfamily Lygosominae". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 117 (17): 1–35. ("Sphenomorphus buttikoferi [sic]", new combination, p. 23).
Wikidata ☰ Q5129462 entry
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