Insulasaurus wrighti
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Insulasaurus |
| Species: | I. wrighti |
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| Insulasaurus wrighti Taylor, 1925 | |
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Insulasaurus wrighti, also known commonly as Wright's sphenomorphus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Palawan in the Philippines.
Etymology
The specific name, wrighti, is in honor of American philanthropist John Dutton Wright (1866–1952), who financed Taylor's collecting trip to Palawan.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of I. wrighti is unknown; specimens have been collected at an altitude of 300 m (980 ft).
Description
I. wrighti is a medium-sized skink measuring 45–64 mm (1.8–2.5 in) in snout-to-vent length.
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of I. wrighti is unknown.
References
- 1 2 3 Brown, R.; Dimalibot, J. (2009). "Insulasaurus wrighti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T169886A6686358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169886A6686358.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Insulasaurus wrighti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 June 2020.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus wrighti, p. 290).
Further reading
- Linkem CW, Diesmos AC, Brown RM (2011). "Molecular systematics of the Philippine forest skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Sphenomorphus): testing morphological hypotheses of interspecific relationships". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163: 1217–1243.
- Taylor EH (1925). "Additions to the Herpetological Fauna of the Philippines, IV". Philippine Journal of Science 26: 97–111. (Insulasaurus wrighti, new species, p. 103).