Pseudemoia rawlinsoni

Pseudemoia rawlinsoni
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Pseudemoia
Species:	P. rawlinsoni
Binomial name
	Pseudemoia rawlinsoni; (Hutchinson & Donnellan, 1988)
Synonyms
	Leiolopisma rawlinsoni; Hutchinson & Donnellan, 1988; Pseudemoia rawlinsoni; — Hutchinson et al., 1990;

Last updated November 19, 2021

Pseudemoia rawlinsoni, also commonly known as the glossy grass skink and Rawlinson's window-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, rawlinsoni, is in honour of Australian herpetologist Peter Alan Rawlinson (1942–1991).^[3]

Geographic range

Native to southeastern Australia, P. rawlinsoni is found in New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. rawlinsoni are grassland and freshwater wetlands.^[1]

Reproduction

P. rawlinsoni is viviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 Gillespie, G.; Clemann, N.; Hutchinson, M.; Michael, D.; Melville, J.; Robertson, P.; Chapple, D.G. (2018). "Pseudemoia rawlinsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T109480985A109480994. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109480985A109480994.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 Pseudemoia rawlinsoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 September 2019.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pseudemoia rawlinsoni, p. 218).