Lyon's snake-eyed skink
| Lyon's snake-eyed skink | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Austroablepharus |
| Species: | A. barrylyoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Austroablepharus barrylyoni | |
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Lyon's snake-eyed skink (Austroablepharus barrylyoni) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, barrylyoni, is in honour of Australian wildlife conservationist Barry Lyon, who is the ranger in charge of the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of A. barrylyoni is grassland.[1]
Description
[edit]A. barrylyoni may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5 cm (2.0 in). Its dorsal body pattern consists of alternating dark and light stripes.[2] The tail is red/orange in adults.[4]
Reproduction
[edit]The mode of reproduction of A. barrylyoni is unknown.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Couper P, Vanderduys E, Macdonald SM (2018). "Proablepharus barrylyoni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T109480879A109480882. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109480879A109480882.en. Downloaded on 06 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d Austroablepharus barrylyoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2020.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Proablepharus barrylyoni, p. 18).
- ^ Couper P, Hoskin CJ et al. (2018).
Further reading
[edit]- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. (Proablepharus barrylyoni).
- Couper PJ, Hoskin CJ, Potter S, Bragg JG, Moritz C (2018). "A new genus to accommodate three skinks currently assigned to Proablepharus (Lacertilia: Scincidae)". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature 60: 227–231. (Austroablepharus barrylyoni, new combination, p. 230).
- Couper PJ, Limpus CJ, McDonald KR, Amey AP (2010). "A new species of Proablepharus (Scincidae: Lygosominae) from Mt Surprise, north-eastern Queensland, Australia". Zootaxa 2433: 62–68. (Proablepharus barrylyoni, new species).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280. (Proablepharus barrylyoni).
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