Sphenomorphus tophus

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 tophus

Name

Sphenomorphus tophus Grismer, Pawangkhanant, Naiduangchan, Grismer, Dugdale, Pierce, Quah, Suwannapoom & Poyarkov, 2026: 7

• Holotype: ZMMU Re-18274 (field label NAP-17135), adult ♀, collected by M. Naiduangchan and P. Pawangkhanant on 27 July 2024.
• Type locality: “Tham Gwang (16°38'15"N, 102°16'39"E, elevation 240 m asl.), Khon Kaen District, Khon Kaen Province, Thailand”,

References

Primary references

• Grismer, L.L., Pawangkhanant, P., Naiduangchan, M., Grismer, J.L., Dugdale, I., Pierce, A., Quah, E.S.H., Suwannapoom, C. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2026. A new endemic Forest Skink (Squamata; Scincidae; Sphenomorphus) from the sandstone ecosystem of the Khorat Plateau, Thailand. Taprobanica 15(1): 1–11. DOI: 10.47605/tapro.v14i1.396 Reference page.