Sphenomorphus woodfordi

Sphenomorphus woodfordi is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Solomon Islands and Bougainville.[2]

Sphenomorphus woodfordi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Sphenomorphus
Species:	S. woodfordi
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus woodfordi (Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms[2]
Lygosoma woodfordi Boulenger, 1887 Sphenomorphus woodfordi — G. Adler, C. Austin & Dudley, 1995

Etymology

The specific name, woodfordi, is in honor of British naturalist Charles Morris Woodford.[3]

References

1. Harlow P, Tallowin O, Hamilton A, Allison A (2019). "Sphenomorphus woodfordi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T196645A2470194. Retrieved 13 October 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. Sphenomorphus woodfordi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 October 2020.
3. 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 woodfordi, p. 289).