Lobulia brongersmai
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lobulia |
| Species: | L. brongersmai
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| Binomial name | |
| Lobulia brongersmai (Zweifel, 1972)
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Lobulia brongersmai, also known as the Brongersma's lobulia, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of New Guinea.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. brongersmai is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,500 m (3,300–4,900 ft).[1]
Etymology
The specific name, brongersmai, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Leo Brongersma.[3]
Description
L. brongersmai may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.9 cm (2.3 in).[2]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of L. brongersmai is unknown.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tallowin, O.; Shea, G.; Allison, A. (2022). "Lobulia brongersmai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T42484982A217797236. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T42484982A217797236.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42484982/217797236. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lobulia brongersmai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- ↑ 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. (Lobulia brongersmai, p. 39).
Further reading
- Greer AE (1974). "The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series 22 (31): 1–67. (Lobulia brongersmai, new combination).
- Zweifel RG (1972). "A new scincid lizard of the genus Leiolopisma from New Guinea". Zoologische Mededelingen 47: 530–539 + Plate I. (Leiolopisma brongersmai, new species).
Wikidata ☰ Q3257655 entry
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