Sphenomorphus forbesi

Sphenomorphus forbesi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Sphenomorphus
Species:	S. forbesi
Binomial name
	Sphenomorphus forbesi; (Boulenger, 1888)
Synonyms
	Lygosoma forbesi ; Boulenger, 1888; Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) forbesi ; — M.A. Smith, 1937; Sphenomorphus forbesi ; — Greer, 1991;

Sphenomorphus forbesi, also known commonly as Forbes' forest skink and the slender litter skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea.^[2]

Etymology[edit]

The specific name, forbesi, is in honor of Henry Ogg Forbes, who was a Scottish explorer and naturalist.^[3]

Geographic range[edit]

S. forbesi is found on the Sogeri Plateau in the Owen Stanley Range in Central Province, Papua New Guinea.^[1]^[2]

Habitat[edit]

The preferred natural habitat of S. forbesi is forest, at altitudes of 700–1,900 m (2,300–6,200 ft), but it has also been found in oil palm plantations.^[1]

Reproduction[edit]

S. forbesi is oviparous.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Tallowin, O. (2016). "Sphenomorphus forbesi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42485242A42485247. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42485242A42485247.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sphenomorphus forbesi 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 forbesi, p. 91).

Further reading[edit]

Boulenger GA (1888). "Descriptions of new Reptiles and Batrachians obtained by Mr. H. O. Forbes in New Guinea". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series 1 (5): 343–346. (Lygosoma forbesi, new species, pp. 343–344).
Greer AE (1991). "Limb Reduction in Squamates: Identification of the Lineages and Discussion of the Trends". Journal of Herpetology 25 (2): 166–173. (Sphenomorphus forbesi, new combination).
Smith MA (1937). "A Review of the Genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its Allies". Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213–234.
Whitaker, Rom; Whitaker, Zai; Mills, D. (1982). "Reptiles of Papua New Guinea". Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 82 (2): 1–53.

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Tallowin, O. (2016). "Sphenomorphus forbesi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42485242A42485247. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42485242A42485247.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[RDB-2] Sphenomorphus forbesi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.

[3] 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 forbesi, p. 91).

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