Saproscincus hannahae

Saproscincus hannahae
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Saproscincus
Species:	S. hannahae
Binomial name
	Saproscincus hannahae; Couper & Keim, 1998

Last updated October 06, 2025

Saproscincus hannahae, also known commonly as Hannah's shadeskink and Hannah's shade-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, hannahae, is in honor of Hannah Couper who is the daughter of Patrick J. Couper.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. hannahae is forest.^[1]

Description

A small species, S. hannahae has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 32 mm (1.3 in). The tail length is on average 1.3 times SVL.^[4]

Reproduction

S. hannahae is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Hoskin, C.; Couper, P.; Amey, A.; Vanderduys, E. (2018). "Saproscincus hannahae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T109481244A109481247. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109481244A109481247.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 Saproscincus hannahae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
↑ 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 hannahae, p. 115).
↑ Couper PJ, Keim LD (1998).

Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Couper PJ, Keim LD (1998). "Two new species of Saproscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum42: 465–473. (Saproscincus hannahae, new species, pp. 466–469, Figures 1–2).
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 Hoskin, C.; Couper, P.; Amey, A.; Vanderduys, E. (2018). "Saproscincus hannahae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T109481244A109481247. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109481244A109481247.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 Saproscincus hannahae 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 hannahae, p. 115).

[4] Couper PJ, Keim LD (1998).

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