Papua snake lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Pygopodidae
Genus: Lialis
Species:
L. jicari
Binomial name
Lialis jicari
Boulenger, 1903
Synonyms
  • Alopecosaurus cuneirostris
    Lindholm, 1905
  • Alopecosaurus cuneirostris var. inornata
    Lindholm, 1905

The Papua snake lizard (Lialis jicari), also known commonly as Jicar's snake-lizard, the New Guinea snake-lizard, and the Papua snake-lizard, is a species of legless lizard in the family Pygopodidae.[1][2] The species is endemic to New Guinea including the Bismarck Archipelago.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, jicari, is in honor of Mr. A.H. Jiear, a Resident Magistrate in British New Guinea, who presented the holotype to the British Museum (Natural History). Boulenger misread the donor's surname as "Jicar".[3]

Habitat

L. jicari is found in a variety of habitats including freshwater wetlands, grassland, shrubland, savanna, and forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,600 m (5,200 ft).[1]

Description

L. jicari is limbless. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 31 cm (12 in), with a tail length of 50 cm (20 in). It has 22 scales around the middle of the body, seven preanal pores, and six anal scales.[4]

Reproduction

L. jicari is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d O'Shea, M.; Parker, F.; Oliver, P.; Tallowin, O.; Allison, A. (2015). "Lialis jicari ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T196589A2463552. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T196589A2463552.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Lialis jicari at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ 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. (Lialis jicari, p. 134).
  4. ^ de Rooij N (1915). The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden: E.J. Brill. iv + 384 pp. (Lialis jicari, pp. 64–66, Figure 41).

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