title: Sphenomorphus schultzei
text: # Sphenomorphus schultzei
  
  Sphenomorphus schultzei is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Oceania.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, schultzei, is in honor of German ethnographer Leonhard Schultze-Jena.
  
  The specific name of the junior synonym, beauforti, is in honor of Dutch zoologist Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  S. schultzei is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitat of S. schultzei is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,570 m (1,310–5,150 ft).
  
  ## Description
  
  S. schultzei is dark brown dorsally, and light brown ventrally.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  S. schultzei is oviparous.
  
  