Insulasaurus traanorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Insulasaurus
Species: Insulasaurus traanorum

Name

Insulasaurus traanorum (Linkem, Diesmos & Brown, 2010)

Holotype: PNM 9640 (formerly KU 311442), ♀.

Type locality: “Philippines, Palawan Island, Palawan Province, Municipality of Rizal, 2.5 km W and 0.7 km S Mt. Mantalingahan peak, 1550 m (8.8126º N, 117.6587º E).”

Combinations

Sphenomorphus traanorum Linkem, Diesmos & Brown, 2010: 69 [original combination]
Insulasaurus traanorum — Linkem, Diesmos & Brown, 2011: 1135 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Linkem, C.W., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2010. A new species of scincid lizard (Genus: Sphenomorphus) from Palawan Island, Philippines. Herpetologica 66(1): 67–79. DOI: 10.1655/08-074.1 Reference page.

Linkem, C.W., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2011. Molecular systematics of the Philippine forest skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Sphenomorphus): testing morphological hypotheses of interspecific relationships. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163(4): 1217–1243. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00747.x Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2020. Insulasaurus traanorum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 April 2018.

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