| Sphenomorphus cranei | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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.
Etymology
The specific name, cranei, is in honor of American philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. cranei is forest, at altitudes of 100–1,000 m (330–3,280 ft).
Reproduction
S. cranei is oviparous.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).
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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