Papuascincus stanleyanus is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Guinea.
Etymology The specific name, stanleyanus, refers to the Owen Stanley Range.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Papuascincus stanleyanus, p. 251).
Foreign language common names P. stanleyanus is known as kls or mabdagol in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.Bulmer RNH (1975). "Kalam Classification Of Reptiles And Fishes" . Journal of the Polynesian Society 84 (3): 267–308.
Habitat Papuascincus stanleyanus is commensal with humans, and is often found in human settlements. In the Upper Kaironk Valley of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, it is the most common small lizard found in houses.
Reproduction C. stanleyanus is oviparous.
References
Further reading Allison A, Greer AE (1986). "Egg Shells with Pustulate Surface Structures: Basis for a New Genus of New Guinea Skinks (Lacertilia: Scincidae)". Journal of Herpetology 20 (1): 116–119. (Papuascincus stanleyanus, new combination). Smith MA (1937). "A Review of the Genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its Allies". Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213–234. {Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) stanleyana, p. 225}.