Lygisaurus tanneri

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Lygisaurus tanneri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lygisaurus
Species:
L. tanneri
Binomial name
Lygisaurus tanneri

Lygisaurus tanneri, also known commonly as the Endeavour River litter-skink and Tanner's four-fingered skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

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Etymology

The specific name, tanneri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Charles Tanner (1911–1996). [2]

Geographic range

L. tanneri is found in Queensland, Australia. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. tanneri is forest. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Couper P, Hoskin C, Amey A (2018). "Lygisaurus tanneri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T47155189A47155211. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T47155189A47155211.en. Downloaded on 15 March 2020.
  2. 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. (Lygisaurus tanneri, p. 260).
  3. Lygisaurus tanneri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 September 2019.