Egernia douglasi

Egernia douglasi
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Egerniidae
Genus:	Egernia
Species:	E. douglasi
Binomial name
	Egernia douglasi; Glauert, 1956
Synonyms
	Egernia striolata douglasi; Glauert, 1956; Egernia douglasi; — Storr, 1978;

Last updated October 02, 2025

Egernia douglasi, also known commonly as the Kimberley crevice-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, Douglasi, is in honor of Australian zoologist Athol M. Douglas.^[3]

Geographic range

E. douglasi is found in the Australian state of Western Australia.^[2] It is present in the Charnley River-Artesian Range Wildlife Sanctuary in the Kimberley region of WA.^[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. Douglasi is a rocky area in savanna.^[1]

Reproduction

E. douglasi is ovoviviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Shea, G.; Cogger, H. (2017). "Egernia douglasi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T109470317A109470323. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109470317A109470323.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 Egernia douglasi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2020.
↑ 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. (Egernia douglasi, p. 75).
↑ "Charnley River – Artesian Range: ACE". Australian Wildlife Conservancy . Retrieved 2 January 2021.

Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Glauert L (1956). "A New Skink from West Kimberley, Egernia striolata douglasi ssp. nov." Western Australian Naturalist5: 117–119. (Egernia striolata douglasi, new subspecies).
Storr GM (1978). "The genus Egernia (Reptilia, Lacertilia) in Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum6 (2): 147–187. (Egernia douglasi, new taxonomic status, p. 171).
Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 Shea, G.; Cogger, H. (2017). "Egernia douglasi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T109470317A109470323. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109470317A109470323.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Egernia douglasi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2020.

[3] 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. (Egernia douglasi, p. 75).

[awcwww-4] "Charnley River – Artesian Range: ACE". Australian Wildlife Conservancy . Retrieved 2 January 2021.

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