Sphenomorphus striatafaucium

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 striatafaucium

Name

Sphenomorphus striatafaucium Quah & Grismer, 2025: 197

• Holotype: FMNH 138554, adult ♂, collected by Mr. F.W. King on 14 December 1962.
• Type locality: “near Nanga Tekalit on the Mengiong River, Kapit District, Third Division, Sarawak, Malaysia (estimated GPS coordinates N 1.90196, E 112.57299, 29 m in elevation)”.

References

Primary references

• Quah, E.S.H. & Grismer, L.L. 2025. Skink stargazing: On the status and taxonomy of the Sphenomorphus stellatus complex (Boulenger, 1900) in Borneo, with the description of a new species (Squamata: Scincidae). Zootaxa 5609(2): 193–214. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5609.2.3 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Bornean Stripe-throated Skink