Lobulia brongersmai
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lobulia |
| Species: | L. brongersmai
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| Binomial name | |
| Lobulia brongersmai (Zweifel, 1972)
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Brongersma's lobulia (Lobulia brongersmai) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of New Guinea.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. brongersmai is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,500 m (3,300–4,900 ft).[1]
Etymology
The specific name, brongersmai, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Leo Brongersma.[3]
Description
L. brongersmai may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.9 cm (2.3 in).[2]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of L. brongersmai is unknown.[2]
References
- ^ a b Tallowin O, Shea G, Allison A (2015). "Lobulia brongersmai ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T42484982A42484991. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42484982A42484991.en. Downloaded on 13 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d Lobulia brongersmai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- ^ 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. (Lobulia brongersmai, p. 39).
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