Biology:Sphenomorphus helenae
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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. helenae
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphenomorphus helenae Cochran, 1927
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Sphenomorphus helenae, also known commonly as the Notaburi forest skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, helenae, is in honor of American herpetologist Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige.[2]
Geographic range
S. helenae is known only from the type locality, "Nontaburi" (= Nonthaburi), which is in central Thailand.[3][1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. helenae is unknown.[3]
Description
S. helenae is known only from the holotype,[1] which has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 2.8 cm (1.1 in), and a partially regenerated tail 3.0 cm (1.2 in) long.[4] According to British herpetologist Malcolm Arthur Smith, the holotype is an immature specimen.[5]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of S. helenae is unknown.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Sphenomorphus helenae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 September 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 helenae, p. 119).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Lygosoma helenae, p. 283).
Further reading
- Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN:978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN:978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback).
- Cochran DM (1927). "New Reptiles and Batrachians Collected by Dr. Hugh M. Smith in Siam". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 40: 179–192. (Sphenomorphus helenae, new species, pp. 183–185).
- Smith MA (1937). "A Review of the Genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its Allies". Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213–234.
Wikidata ☰ Q5067114 entry
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