Proablepharus tenuis

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Proablepharus tenuis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Proablepharus
Species:
P. tenuis
Binomial name
Proablepharus tenuis
(Broom, 1896)
Synonyms [2]

Proablepharus tenuis, also known commonly as Broom's small skink and the northern soil-crevice skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. [2]

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Geographic range

Within Australia, P. tenuis is found in northern Northern Territory, northern Queensland, and northern Western Australia. [1] [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. tenuis are forest and savanna. [1]

Reproduction

P. tenuis is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Shea, G. (2017). "Proablepharus tenuis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T109480916A109480925. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109480916A109480925.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Proablepharus tenuis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.

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