Sphenomorphus schultzei

Sphenomorphus schultzei
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Sphenomorphidae
Genus:	Sphenomorphus
Species:	S. schultzei
Binomial name
	Sphenomorphus schultzei; (T. Vogt, 1911)
Synonyms
	Lygosoma (Hinulia) schultzei; T. Vogt, 1911; Lygosoma beauforti; de Jong, 1927; Sphenomorphus schultzei; — Greer, 1973;

Last updated October 06, 2025

Sphenomorphus schultzei is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Oceania.

Etymology

The specific name, schultzei, is in honor of German ethnographer Leonhard Schultze-Jena.^[3]

The specific name of the junior synonym, beauforti, is in honor of Dutch zoologist Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort.^[3]

Geographic range

S. schultzei is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. schultzei is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,570 m (1,310–5,150 ft).^[1]

Description

S. schultzei is dark brown dorsally, and light brown ventrally.^[4]

Reproduction

S. schultzei is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Tallowin, O.; Allison, A.; Shea, G. (2015). "Sphenomorphus schultzei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T42485630A42485637. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42485630A42485637.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 Sphenomorphus schultzei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2020.
1 2 Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus schultzei, p. 238; S. beauforti, p. 20).
↑ Vogt T (1911).

de Jong (1927). "Reptiles from Dutch New Guinea". Nova Guinea15 (3): 296–318. (Lygosoma beauforti, new species).
Vogt T (1911). "Reptilien und Amphibien aus Neu-Guinea". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin1911: 410–420. (Lygosoma schultzei, new species, pp. 416–417). (in German).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 Tallowin, O.; Allison, A.; Shea, G. (2015). "Sphenomorphus schultzei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T42485630A42485637. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T42485630A42485637.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Sphenomorphus schultzei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2020.

[EDR-3] 1 2 Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sphenomorphus schultzei, p. 238; S. beauforti, p. 20).

[4] Vogt T (1911).

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