| Sphenomorphus bignelli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Sphenomorphus |
| Species: | S. bignelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphenomorphus bignelli Schmidt, 1932
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Sphenomorphus bignelli is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Solomon Islands.2
Etymology
The specific name, bignelli, is in honor of Charles Robert Bignell (1892–1964), who was a planter in the Solomon Islands.3
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. bignelli is forest, at altitudes of 150–1,500 m (490–4,920 ft).1
Description
A small species for its genus, S. bignelli is dark reddish brown dorsally, and it is pale yellow ventrally. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.3 cm (1.3 in) and a total length of 6.8 cm (2.7 in).4
Behavior
S. bignelli is diurnal and terrestrial. It is not fossorial, but does hide in leaf litter and under fallen logs.1
Diet
S. bignelli preys upon insects and their larvae.1
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of S. bignelli is unknown.2
References
References
- Harlow, P. (2013). "Sphenomorphus bignelli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013 e.T196633A2468892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196633A2468892.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Sphenomorphus bignelli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus bignelli, p. 25).
- Schmidt KP (1932).
Further reading
Further reading
- McCoy M (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Solomon Islands (pdf). Kuranda, Queensland, Australia: Michael McCoy. 137 pp.
- Schmidt KP (1932). "Reptiles and Amphibians from the Solomon Islands". Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 18 (9): 175–190. (Sphenomorphus bignelli, new species, pp. 183–184).