- Source: Sphenomorphus schultzei
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.
The specific name of the junior synonym, beauforti, is in honor of Dutch zoologist Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort.
Geographic range
S. schultzei is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. schultzei is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,570 m (1,310–5,150 ft).
Description
S. schultzei is dark brown dorsally, and light brown ventrally.
Reproduction
S. schultzei is oviparous.
References
Further reading
de Jong (1927). "Reptiles from Dutch New Guinea". Nova Guinea 15 (3): 296–318. (Lygosoma beauforti, new species).
Vogt T (1911). "Reptilien und Amphibien aus Neu-Guinea". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1911: 410–420. (Lygosoma schultzei, new species, pp. 416–417). (in German).
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sphenomorphus schultzei
- Sphenomorphus
- Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort
- Leonhard Schultze-Jena
- List of least concern reptiles
