Biology:Sphenomorphus cranei
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Sphenomorphus cranei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Sphenomorphus |
| Species: | S. cranei
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphenomorphus cranei Schmidt, 1932
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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.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, cranei, is in honor of American philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. cranei is forest, at altitudes of 100–1,000 m (330–3,280 ft).[3]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sphenomorphus cranei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
- ↑ 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).
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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).
Wikidata ☰ Q5085458 entry
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