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Sphenomorphus haasi Inger & Hosmer, 1965:

Sphenomorphus haasi R. F. Inger & W. Hosmer. 1965. Israel J. Zool. 14: 135.

Sphenomorphus haasi K. R. G. Welch, P. S. Cooke & A. S. Wright. 1990. Lizards Orient: 99.

Sphenomorphus haasi U. Manthey & W. Grossmann. 1997. Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens: 282.

Type locality: FMNH 148565 (holotype), FMNH 138577-80 (four paratypes), from “Nanga Tekalit, Mengiong River, Kapit District, Third Division, Sarawak” (01° 39’N; 113° 38’E, East Malaysia, Borneo). See Marx (1976).

Distribution: Endemic to Borneo.

Localities in Borneo: SARAWAK: Nanga Tekalit (Inger and Hosmer, 1965, based on the type series); SABAH: Hutan Simpan, Mandamai, Pitas, Kudat (SSM 0375).

Derivation: For the Israeli herpetologist, Georg Haas (1905-1981), Professor of Zoology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem See Werner (1982) for a biography.

 

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