Schmidt's helmet skink
Schmidt's helmet skink '', 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.Etymology
The specific name, schmidti, is in honor of American herpetologist Karl Patterson Schmidt.Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. schmidti is forest, at altitudes from sea level to.Description
The holotype of T. schmidti has a snout-to-vent length of, and a total length of. 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.Reproduction
T. schmidti is viviparous.
