Blanchard's helmet skink

Blanchard's helmet skink (Tribolonotus blanchardi) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago.^[2]

Blanchard's helmet skink
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Tribolonotus
Species:	T. blanchardi
Binomial name
Tribolonotus blanchardi Burt, 1930

Etymology

The specific name, blanchardi, is in honor of American herpetologist Frank N. Blanchard.^[3]

Geographic range

Within the Solomon Islands archipelago T. blanchardi is found on Bougainville Island, which is governed by Papua New Guinea, and on Choiseul Island, Guadalcanal, and the Nggela Islands, which are governed by the sovereign country of the Solomon Islands.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. blanchardi is forest, at altitudes of 100–1,000 m (330–3,280 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

T. blanchardi is oviparous.^[2] Clutch size is one egg.^[1]

References

1. Allison, A.; Hamilton, A.; Tallowin, O. (2013). "Tribolonotus blanchardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T178307A1530936. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T178307A1530936.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Tribolonotus blanchardi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2020.
3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tribolonotus blanchardi, p. 27).

Further reading

• Burt CE (1930). "Herpetological Results of the Whitney South Sea Expedition IV. Descriptions of New Species of Lizards from the Pacific Islands (Scincidae)". American Museum Novitates (427): 1–3. (Tribolonotus blanchardi, new species, pp. 2–3).
• McCoy M (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Solomon Islands (pdf). Kuranda, Queensland, Australia: Michael McCoy. 137 pp.