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Sphenomorphus woodfordi

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Sphenomorphus woodfordi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species:
S. woodfordi
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus woodfordi
(Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms[2]

Sphenomorphus woodfordi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Solomon Islands and Bougainville.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, woodfordi, is in honor of British naturalist Charles Morris Woodford.[3]

References

  1. ^ Harlow P, Tallowin O, Hamilton A, Allison A (2019). "Sphenomorphus woodfordi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T196645A2470194. Retrieved 13 October 2020. {{cite journal}}: Check |author= value (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b Sphenomorphus woodfordi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 October 2020.
  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. (Sphenomorphus woodfordi, p. 289).