Insulasaurus traanorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Insulasaurus
Species: Insulasaurus traanorum

Name

Insulasaurus traanorum (Linkem, Diesmos & Brown, 2010)

• Holotype: PNM 9640 (formerly KU 311442), ♀, collected by D.S. Balete on 24 June 2007.
• Type locality: “Philippines, Palawan Island, Palawan Province, Municipality of Rizal, 2.5 km W and 0.7 km S Mt. Mantalingahan peak, 1550 m (8.8126° N, 117.6587° E)”.

Combinations

• Sphenomorphus traanorum Linkem, Diesmos & Brown, 2010: 69 [original combination]
• Insulasaurus traanorum — Linkem,Diesmos & Brown, 2011: 1135 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Linkem, C.W., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2010. A new species of scincid lizard (Genus: Sphenomorphus) from Palawan Island, Philippines. Herpetologica 66(1): 67–79. DOI: 10.1655/08-074.1 Reference page. 
• Linkem, C.W., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2011. Molecular systematics of the Philippine forest skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Sphenomorphus): testing morphological hypotheses of interspecific relationships. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163(4): 1217–1243. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00747.x Reference page. 

Links

• Diesmos, A.C. & Kim, P. 2022. IUCN: Insulasaurus traanorum  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T199806A2612500. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T199806A2612500.en. Accessed on 21 December 2025.