Saproscincus czechurai

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Saproscincus czechurai
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Saproscincus
Species:
S. czechurai
Binomial name
Saproscincus czechurai
(Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981)
Saproscincus czechurai distribution.png
Synonyms [2]
  • Lampropholis czechurai
    Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981
  • Ctenotus czechurai
    Wells & Wellington, 1983
  • Ctenotus czechurae
    Muñoz et al., 2016

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]

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Etymology

The specific name, czechurai, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Gregory Vincent Czechura. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. czechurai is forest, at altitudes above 900 m (3,000 ft). [1]

Reproduction

S. czechurai is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 3 Saproscincus czechurai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
  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. (Saproscincus czechurai, p. 63).

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