Sphenomorphus capitolythos

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.

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, S. capitolythos may attain a snout-to-vent length 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.