Lobulia elegans

Lobulia elegans, the elegant lobulia, is a species of skink found in New Guinea.^[3]

Lobulia elegans
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Superfamily:	Lygosomoidea
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Lobulia
Species:	L. elegans
Binomial name
Lobulia elegans (Boulenger, 1897)[2]

It has a distinct geometric checkerboard pattern on its back.^[4]

Names

It is known as pymakol in the Kalam language of Papua New Guinea.^[4]

Habitat

Lobulia elegans is often found in Nothofagus beech trees at higher altitudes, as well as in gardens and clearings at lower altitudes.^[4]