Sphenomorphus cranei

Sphenomorphus cranei
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Sphenomorphidae
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. 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. 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 Proceedings25: 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 Series18 (9): 175–190. (Sphenomorphus cranei, new species, pp. 182–183).