Sphenomorphus capitolythos explained

Sphenomorphus capitolythos is a species of skink, a lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.

Etymology

The specific name, capitolythos, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Felix Kopstein through a trilingual play on words. Kopf + Stein in German, meaning "head + stone" in English, becomes capito + lythos in Greek.^[1]

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, S. capitolythos may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about . It has four short legs.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. capitolythos is forest.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. capitolythos is unknown.

Further reading

• Kopstein JF (1926). "Reptilien von den Molukken und den benachbarten Inseln ". Zoologische Mededelingen 1: 71–112. (Lygosoma keiensis, new species, p. 86). (in German).
• Shea GM, Michels JP (2009). "A replacement name for Sphenomorphus keiensis (Kopstein, 1926) from the southeastern Moluccas, Indonesia (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) with a redescription of the species". Zoologische Mededelingen 82: 737–747. (Sphenomorphus capitolythos, new name).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]