Sphenomorphus anomalopus
| Sphenomorphus anomalopus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Sphenomorphus |
| Species: | S. anomalopus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphenomorphus anomalopus (Boulenger, 1890)
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The long-toed forest skink (Sphenomorphus anomalopus) is a species of skink found in Malaysia and Indonesia.[2]
Very little is known about the species, with just a handful of records, and none between 1915 and 2025, when it was rediscovered in Sumatra. [3] This rediscovery also shed light on the species' vivid live colouration, microhabitat and natural history, which had remained a mystery for over a century following its original description. According to observations made in situ in Gunung Leuser National Park, the species inhabits the rainforest floor and, contrary to previous hypothesis, it is not arboreal. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ Iskandar, D.; Grismer, L.; Quah, E.; McGuire, J. (2018). "Sphenomorphus anomalopus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102347171A102347174. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102347171A102347174.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Sphenomorphus anomalopus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
- ^ a b Sinovas, Pablo; Grismer, L. Lee (2025-04-10). "Rediscovery of the skink Sphenomorphus anomalopus (Boulenger, 1890) (Squamata: Scincidae): first documentation of its natural history and live coloration". Zootaxa. 5620 (3): 485–492. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5620.3.8. ISSN 1175-5334.