Techmarscincus
| Techmarscincus (genus) Bartle Frere skink | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Techmarscincus Wells & Wellington, 1985 |
| Species: | T. jigurru
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| Binomial name | |
| Techmarscincus jigurru (Covacevich, 1984)
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Techmarscincus is a genus of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Australia, and is monotypic, containing the sole species Techmarscincus jigurru.[3]
Techmarscincus jigurru, commonly known as the Bartle Frere skink or Bartle Frere cool-skink,[1][2] is a species of rare and endangered lizard first discovered in 1981.[4] It was described and named in 1984 by the late Australian herpetologist Jeanette Covacevich.[1][2]
Geographic range
[edit]The Bartle Frere skink is endemic to Mount Bartle Frere in Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
Description
[edit]T. jigurru has a rainbow sheen color. Its body is long and flat, with short limbs and a long tail.
Behaviour
[edit]The Bartle Frere skink is agile and energetic. It is only seen out and basking during the day. It spends most of its time on top of exposed granite boulders. A night, it retreats into cracks in the exposed granite. The Bartle Frere skink tolerates juveniles in the same area, as most skinks do not.
Habitat
[edit]The Bartle Frere skink occurs at elevations of 1,400 to 1,622 m (4,593 to 5,322 ft) on the top of Mount Bartle Frere.[1] The climate is of a temperate rain forest.[5]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Hoskin, C.; Shea, G. (2018). "Techmarscincus jigurru". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109481391A109481400. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109481391A109481400.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Techmarscincus jigurru at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 January 2024.
- ^ Techmarscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 January 2024.
- ^ Rare and Endangered Animals, Wooroonooran National Park.
- ^ Bartle Frere Archived 2010-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, Dept. of Environment and Resource Management, Queensland.
External links
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Covacevich J (1984). "A biogeographically significant new species of Leiolopisma (Scincidae) from north eastern Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 21 (2): 401-411. (Leiolopisma jigurru, new species).
- Wells RW, Wellington CR (1985). "A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia". Australian J. Herpetol., Supplemental Series 1: 1-61. (Techmarscincus jigurru, new combination).