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Crane’s Skink
Sphenomorphus cranei
Sphenomorphus cranei, also known commonly as Crane’s skink and Crane's forest skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Solomon Islands.
From the article Sphenomorphus cranei on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. cranei is forest, at altitudes of 100–1,000 m (330–3,280 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, cranei, is in honor of American philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt Crane.
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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In the stacks
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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 37558.