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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Domain: Eukaryota
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

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The specific name, zimmeri, is in honor of German zoologist Carl Wilhelm Erich Zimmer.[2]

Reproduction

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The mode of reproduction of S. zimmeri is unknown.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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

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  • 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).
  • Bauer AM, Shea GM, Günther R (2003). "An annotated catalogue of the types of scincid lizards (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) in the collection of the Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (ZMB)". Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Zoologische Reihe 79: 253–321. (Sphenomorphus zimmeri, new combination, p. 293).
  • Koch A (2012). Discovery, Diversity, and Distribution of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Sulawesi and its offshore Islands. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 374 pp. ISBN 978-3-89973-432-4.