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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species:
S. zimmeri
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus zimmeri
(Ahl, 1933)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lygosoma (Otosaurus) zimmeri
    Ahl, 1933
  • Sphenomorphus zimmeri
    Bauer, Shea & R. Günther, 2003

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

  1. Sphenomorphus zimmeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 October 2020.
  2. 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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