Sphenomorphus haasi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species:
S. haasi
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus haasi
Inger & Hosmer, 1965

Sphenomorphus haasi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.[1][2] The species is endemic to the island of Borneo, on which it is found in Malaysia[1] and Indonesia.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, haasi, is in honor of Austrian-born Israeli herpetologist Georg Haas.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. haasi is forest.[1]

Description

A small species, S. haasi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 57 mm (2.2 in). Dorsally, it is dark brown, with pale olive spots. The sclera of the eye is bluish.[4]

Behavior

S. haasi is terrestrial and diurnal.[1]

Diet

S. haasi preys upon small arthropods.[1]

Reproduction

S. haasi is oviparous.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Iskandar, D.; McGuire, J. (2018). "Sphenomorphus haasi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102347555A102347565. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102347555A102347565.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Sphenomorphus haasi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 September 2020.
  3. ↑ 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 haasi, p. 113).
  4. ↑ Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. (Sphenomorphus haasi, p. 116).

Further reading

  • Das I (2004). Lizards of Borneo: A Pocket Guide. Kota Kinabalu, Borneo: Natural History Publications. 89 pp. ISBN 978-9838120807.
  • Gans C (1983). "Georg Haas. 1905–1981". American Zoologist 23 (2): 343–346.
  • Inger RF, Hosmer W (1965). "New species of scincid lizard of the genus Sphenomorphus ". Israel Journal of Zoology 14: 134–140. (Sphenomorphus haasi, new species).



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