Sphenomorphus haasi

Sphenomorphus haasi
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sphenomorphus haasi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 September 2020.
^ 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).
^ 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).

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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[IUCN-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 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.

[RDB-2] 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).

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