Insulasaurus wrighti, also known commonly as Wright's sphenomorphus, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Palawan in the Philippines.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Insulasaurus |
| Species: | I. wrighti
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| Insulasaurus wrighti Taylor, 1925
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Etymology edit
The specific name, wrighti, is in honor of American philanthropist John Dutton Wright (1866–1952), who financed Taylor's collecting trip to Palawan.[3]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of I. wrighti is unknown; specimens have been collected at an altitude of 300 m (980 ft).[1]
Description edit
I. wrighti is a medium-sized skink measuring 45–64 mm (1.8–2.5 in) in snout-to-vent length.[2]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of I. wrighti is unknown.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Brown, R.; Dimalibot, J. (2009). "Insulasaurus wrighti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T169886A6686358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169886A6686358.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Insulasaurus wrighti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 June 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. (Sphenomorphus wrighti, p. 290).
Further reading edit
- Linkem CW, Diesmos AC, Brown RM (2011). "Molecular systematics of the Philippine forest skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Sphenomorphus): testing morphological hypotheses of interspecific relationships". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163: 1217–1243.
- Taylor EH (1925). "Additions to the Herpetological Fauna of the Philippines, IV". Philippine Journal of Science 26: 97–111. (Insulasaurus wrighti, new species, p. 103).
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