Sphenomorphus cranei

Sphenomorphus cranei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Species:
S. cranei
Binomial name
Sphenomorphus cranei
Schmidt, 1932

Sphenomorphus cranei, also known commonly as Crane’s skink and Crane's forest skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Solomon Islands.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, cranei, is in honor of American philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. cranei is forest, at altitudes of 100–1,000 m (330–3,280 ft).[1]

Reproduction

S. cranei is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Harlow, P. (2013). "Sphenomorphus cranei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T196635A2469091. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196635A2469091.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Sphenomorphus cranei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 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 cranei, p. 61).

Further reading

  • Greer AE, Parker F (1974). "The fasciatus species group of Sphenomorphus (Lacertilia: Scincidae): notes on eight previously described species and descriptions of three new species". Papua New Guinea Science Society Proceedings 25: 31–61. (Sphenomorphus cranei, p. 42).
  • McCoy M (2006). Reptiles of the Solomon Islands. Sofia, Bulgaria: Pensoft Publishers. 212 pp. ISBN 978-9546422750.
  • Schmidt KP (1932). "Reptiles and Amphibians from the Solomon Islands". Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 18 (9): 175–190. (Sphenomorphus cranei, new species, pp. 182–183).



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