Sphenomorphus pratti explained

Sphenomorphus pratti is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

Geographic range

S. pratti is found throughout Papua New Guinea except in savanna areas in the south. It is also found on the islands of New Britain, New Hanover Island, and Manus Island. It is found at elevations up to 1625m (5,331feet).^[1]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of S. pratti is forest.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, pratti, is in honor of British naturalist Antwerp Edgar Pratt who collected the type specimen.^[3]

Further reading

• Boulenger, G.A. (1903). "Description of new Reptiles from British New Guinea". Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1903 (2): 125-129 + Plates XII-XIII. (Lygosoma pratti, new species, p. 128 + Plate XIII, figures 1-1a).
• Mys, Benoit (1988). "The zoogeography of the scincid lizards of North Papua New Guinea (Reptilia: Scincidae). I. The distribution of the species". Bull. Inst. Roy. Sci. Nat. Belgique (Biologie) 58: 127–183. (Sphenomorphus pratti, new combination, p. 145).

Notes and References

1. Bursey. Charles R.. New species of Aplectana (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) in Sphenomorphus pratti from Papua New Guinea. Journal of Parasitology. August 2011. 94. 4. 654–660. 23019183. 10.1645/ge-2720.1. 21506832. 22750093.
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3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Sphenomorphus pratti, p. 211).