Sphenomorphus scotophilus (Boulenger, 1900)

Figueroa, Alex, Low, Martyn E. Y. & Lim, Kelvin K. P., 2023, Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution, Zootaxa 5287 (1), pp. 1-378 : 285

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5287.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7968370
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scientific name	Sphenomorphus scotophilus (Boulenger, 1900)
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Sphenomorphus scotophilus (Boulenger, 1900) View in CoL — Erroneous.

Spotted Forest Skink

Singapore records.

Sphenomorphus scotophilus View in CoL —L.L. Grismer, 2011b: 664.

Remarks. Grismer (2011b) incorrectly cited Boulenger (1920) as reporting S. scotophilus from Singapore. No records or specimens exist for S. scotophilus from Singapore, which is distributed from southern Thailand south to Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra ( Grismer 2011b).

LKCNHM & NHMUK Museum specimens. No specimens.

Additional Singapore museum specimens. No specimens.

Family Varanidae Hardwicke & Gray, 1827 (1 species)

Genus Varanus Merrem, 1820 (1 species)