Sphenomorphus zimmeri
Sphenomorphus zimmeri is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1]
| Sphenomorphus zimmeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Sphenomorphus |
| Species: | S. zimmeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphenomorphus zimmeri (Ahl, 1933) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, zimmeri, is in honor of German zoologist Carl Wilhelm Erich Zimmer.[2]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of S. zimmeri is unknown.[1]
References
- Sphenomorphus zimmeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 October 2020.
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus zimmeri, p. 294).
Further reading
- Ahl E (1933). "Ergebnisse der Celebes und Halmahera Expedition Heinrich 1930–32. Reptilien und Amphibien ". Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 19: 577–583. ("Lygosoma (Otosaurus) zimmeri ", new species, p. 577). (in German).
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