Blanchard's helmet skink (Tribolonotus blanchardi) is a species of lizard in the subfamily Egerniinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago.
Etymology The specific name, blanchardi, is in honor of American herpetologist Frank N. Blanchard.Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Tribolonotus blanchardi, p. 27).
Geographic range Within the Solomon Islands archipelago Tribolonotus 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.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Tribolonotus blanchardi is forest, at altitudes of .
Reproduction Tribolonotus blanchardi is oviparous. Clutch size is one egg.
References
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.