Saproscincus czechurai
Appearance
Saproscincus czechurai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Saproscincus |
Species: | S. czechurai
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Binomial name | |
Saproscincus czechurai | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Saproscincus czechurai, also known commonly as Czechura's litter-skink, Czechura's skink, and the wedge-snouted shadeskink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, czechurai, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Gregory Vincent Czechura.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of C. czechurai is forest, at altitudes above 900 m (3,000 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Shea, G.; Hoskin, C. (2018). "Saproscincus czechurai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178334A101745621. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178334A101745621.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Saproscincus czechurai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Saproscincus czechurai, p. 63).
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.
- Ingram GJ, Rawlinson PA (1981). "Five new species of skinks (genus Lampropholis) from Queensland and New South Wales". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20 (2): 311–317. (Lampropholis czechurai, 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.