Sphenomorphus rarus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata 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: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

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

Name

Sphenomorphus rarus Myers & Donnelly, 1991: 2

• Holotype: AMNH 129836 (field no. CWM 17250), adult ♂, collected by C.W. Myers and J.W. Daly on 13 January 1983.
• Type locality: “in lower montane rain forest on the southwestern headwaters of the Rio Guabo, 780 m elev. (8°47′N, 82°11′W), Province of Bocas del Toro, western Panama”.

References

Primary references

• Myers, C.W. & Donnelly, M.A. 1991. The lizard genus Sphenomorphus (Scincidae) in Panama with description of a new species. American Museum Novitates 3027: 1–12. BHL; hdl: 2246/5056 Reference page. 

Links

• Ibáñez, R. & Jaramillo, C. 2013. IUCN: Sphenomorphus rarus  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T203165A2761332. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T203165A2761332.en. Accessed on 17 March 2026.