Sphenomorphus sanctus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

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

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species: Sphenomorphus sanctus
Subspecies (2): S. s. sanctus – S. s. tenggeranus

Name

• Sphenomorphus sanctus (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Holotype: MNHN-RA-0.7116.

Type locality: “île de Java”.

Combinations

• Gongylus (Lygosoma) sancta Duméril & Bibron, 1839: 730 [original combination]
• Lygosoma sanctum — Boulenger, 1887: 243 [subsequent combination]
• Lygosoma (Sphenomorphus) sanctum — Smith, 1937: 219 [subsequent combination]
• Sphenomorphus sanctus — Manthey & Grossmann, 1997: 282 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1839. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. VIII + 854 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Sphenomorphus sanctus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 November 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Java Forest Skink