The Admiralty spiny skink (Tribolonotus brongersmai), also known commonly as Brongersma's helmet skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Admiralty Islands.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Tribolonotus |
| Species: | T. brongersmai
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| Binomial name | |
| Tribolonotus brongersmai Cogger, 1972
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Etymology edit
The specific name, brongersmai, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Leo Brongersma.[3]
Habitat edit
The natural habitat of T. brongersmai is unknown. The holotype was collected on a copra plantation, beneath a pile of rotting coconut husks.[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b Tallowin, O.; Allison, A. (2013). "Tribolonotus brongersmai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T196648A2470624. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196648A2470624.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Tribolonotus brongersmai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2020.
- ^ 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. (Tribolonotus brongersmai, p. 39).
Further reading edit
- Cogger HG (1972). "A new scincid lizard of the genus Tribolonotus from Manus Island, New Guinea". Zoologische Mededelingen 47: 202–210 + Plate I. (Tribolonotus brongersmai, new species).
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