Schmidt's helmet skink

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.^[2]

Schmidt's helmet skink
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:	Egerniidae
Genus:	Tribolonotus
Species:	T. schmidti
Binomial name
Tribolonotus schmidti Burt, 1930
Synonyms[2]
Tribolonotus schmidti Burt, 1930 Pediporus schmidti — Roux, 1930 Tribolonotus schmidti — Burt, 1932

Etymology

The specific name, schmidti, is in honor of American herpetologist Karl Patterson Schmidt.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. schmidti is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).^[1]

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.^[4]

Reproduction

T. schmidti is viviparous.^[2]