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Schmidt's Helmet Skink
Tribolonotus schmidti
Schmidt's helmet skink (Tribolonotus schmidti), also known commonly as Schmidt's crocodile skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
From the article Schmidt's helmet skink on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The holotype of T. schmidti has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.9 cm (1.5 in), and a total length (including tail) of 8.8 cm (3.5 in). It has two rows of enlarged plate-like dorsal scales running down the center of the back. Each row contains more than 20 scales from the back of the head to the beginning of the tail.
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. schmidti is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, schmidti, is in honor of American herpetologist Karl Patterson Schmidt.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37405.