Giant spiny skink
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| Species: | T. ponceleti
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Tribolonotus ponceleti is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Solomon Islands.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, ponceleti, is in honor of the Rev. Jean-Baptiste Poncelet (1884-1958), French missionary and naturalist.[3]
Behavior
Unlike most skinks, T. ponceleti has the ability to vocalize.[1]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b c "Tribolonotus ponceleti ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org
- ^ a b Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group (1996). Tribolonotus ponceleti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
- ^ 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. (Tribolonotus ponceleti, p. 209).
Further reading
- Kinghorn JR (1937). "A new species of scink [sic] from the Solomon Islands". Records of the Australian Museum 20 (1): 1-2 + Plate I. (Tribolonotus ponceleti, new species).
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