Sphenomorphus tanahtinggi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

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 Superclassis: 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 tanahtinggi

Name

Sphenomorphus tanahtinggi Inger, Lian, Lakim & Yambun, 2001: 185

• Holotype: FMNH 239855, adult ♀, collected by Robert F. Inger and Tan Fui Lian on 2 August 1989.
• Type locality: “Mt Lumaku (4°52’ N, 115°38’ E), Sipitang District, Sabah (Borneo), Malaysia ... at 1180 m ASL”.

References

Primary references

• Inger, R.F., Lian, T.F., Lakim, M. & Yambun, P. 2001. New species of the lizard genus Sphenomorphus (Lacertilia: Scincidae), with notes on ecological and geographic distribution of species in Sabah, Malaysia. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 49(2): 181–189. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• McGuire, J. & Iskandar, D. 2018. IUCN: Sphenomorphus tanahtinggi  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102349335A102349338. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102349335A102349338.en. Accessed on 27 December 2025.