Sphenomorphus maindroni | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Sphenomorphus |
Species: | S. maindroni
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Binomial name | |
Sphenomorphus maindroni (Sauvage, 1879)
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Sphenomorphus maindroni [4] is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species was originally described by Sauvage in 1879.[4] According to the Catalogue of Life, the species Sphenomorphus maindroni does not have known subspecies.[4]
The size of this specie is small, and the snout–vent length is between 24 and 59 mm; tail varies from nearly oval to square in cross-section.[5]
The specific name, maindroni, is in honor of French naturalist Maurice Maindron.[6]
S. maindroni is found in the Admiralty Islands, New Britain, and New Guinea.[3]