Papua snake lizard
The Papua snake lizard (Lialis jicari), also known commonly as Jicar's snake-lizard, the New Guinea snake-lizard, and the Papua snake-lizard, is a species of legless lizard in the family Pygopodidae.[1][2] The species is endemic to New Guinea including the Bismarck Archipelago.[1]
| Papua snake lizard | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Pygopodidae |
| Genus: | Lialis |
| Species: | L. jicari |
| Binomial name | |
| Lialis jicari Boulenger, 1903 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Etymology edit
The specific name, jicari, is in honor of Mr. A.H. Jiear, a Resident Magistrate in British New Guinea, who presented the holotype to the British Museum (Natural History). Boulenger misread the donor's surname as "Jicar".[3]
Habitat edit
L. jicari is found in a variety of habitats including freshwater wetlands, grassland, shrubland, savanna, and forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,600 m (5,200 ft).[1]
Description edit
L. jicari is limbless. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 31 cm (12 in), with a tail length of 50 cm (20 in). It has 22 scales around the middle of the body, seven preanal pores, and six anal scales.[4]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d O'Shea, M.; Parker, F.; Oliver, P. [in French]; Tallowin, O.; Allison, A. [in French] (2015). "Lialis jicari ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T196589A2463552. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T196589A2463552.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Lialis jicari at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 April 2021.
- ^ 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. (Lialis jicari, p. 134).
- ^ de Rooij N (1915). The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden: E.J. Brill. iv + 384 pp. (Lialis jicari, pp. 64–66, Figure 41).
Further reading edit
- Boulenger GA (1903). "Descriptions of new Lizards in the Collection of British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Seventh Series 12: 429–435. (Lialis jicari, new species, p. 430).