Sphenomorphus indicus

Sphenomorphus indicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species: Sphenomorphus indicus

Name

Sphenomorphus indicus (Gray, 1853)

• Syntypes: BMNH 1946.8.15.49 and 1946.8.19.27, collected by Joseph Hooker, date unknown.
• Type locality: “Sikkim Himalaya”.

Combinations

• Hinulia indica Gray, 1853: 388 [original combination]

Synonyms

• Lygosoma zebratum Boulenger, 1887: 478
  • Syntypes: BMNH, MSNG and ZMUH, collected by L. Fea in 1887.
  • Type locality: “Pla-poo; Mt Mooleyit”.

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1853. Descriptions of some undescribed species of reptiles collected by Dr. Joseph Hooker in the Khassia Mountains, East Bengal, and Sikkim Himalaya. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 2 12(72): 386–392. BHL Reference page. 
• Boulenger, G.A. 1887. An account of the reptiles and batrachians obtained in Tenasserim by M. L. Fea, of the Genoa Civic Museum. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. Series 2ª 5(25): 474–486. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Sphenomorphus indicus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 November 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Himalayan Forest Skink