Sphenomorphus cranei SCHMIDT, 1932

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Crane’s Skink
Synonym	Sphenomorphus cranei SCHMIDT 1932: 182 Sphenomorphus cranei — GREER & PARKER 1974: 42 Sphenomorphus cranei — MCCOY 2000
Distribution	Solomon Islands: Bougainville, Magusaiai, New Republic of Georgia, Santa Isabel, Malaita, Guadacanal, Shortland Islands, Vella lavella, Vangunu, Isabel, Ngela. Type locality: Santa Isabel
Reproduction	Oviparous
Types	Holotype: FMNH 13776
Diagnosis	Diagnosis. A Sphenomorphus with elongate snout, two series of transversely enlarged dorsal scales, relatively large ear opening, without auricular lobules; color dark brown with narrow transverse yellow bands; allied to S. maindroni (Sauvage) [from SCHMIDT 1932]. Additional details (216 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment
Etymology	named for Mr. Cornelius Crane, leader and patron of the Crane Pacific Expedition of Field Museum of Natural History.
References	Adler,G.H.; Austin,C.C. & Dudley,R. 1995. Dispersal and speciation of skinks among archipelagos in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Evolutionary Ecology 9: 529-541 - get paper here Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Greer, A. E. & F. Parker 1974. The fasciatus group of Sphenomorphus (Lacertilia: Scincidae): notes on eight previously described species and description of three new species. Papua New Guin. Sci. Soc. Proc. [1973] 25: 31-61. Greer, A.E. & Shea, G. 2004. A new character within the taxonomically difficult Sphenomorphus group of Lygosomine skinks, with a description of a new species from New Guinea. Journal of Herpetology 38 (1): 79-87 - get paper here McCoy, M. 2000. Reptiles of the Solomon Islands. ZooGraphics, Kuranda (Australia), CD-ROM. McCoy, M. 2006. Reptiles of the Solomon Islands. Pensoft Series Faunistica 57, 212 pp. McCoy, M. 2015. A Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Solomon Islands. Michael McCoy, Kuranda - get paper here Schmidt, KP 1932. Reptiles and Amphibians from the Solomon Islands. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Zool. Ser. - 18 (9): 175-190 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/natscidb2/?w=PBIF&id=133325869 Google images

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