Saproscincus lewisi

Saproscincus lewisi
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. lewisi
Binomial name
	Saproscincus lewisi; Couper & Keim, 1998

Last updated October 06, 2025

Saproscincus lewisi, also known commonly as the Cooktown shade-skink and the northern wet tropics shadeskink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, lewisi, is in honor of Lewis Roberts, who collected the holotype.^[3]

Description

Adults of S. lewisi have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 42 mm (1.7 in). At midbody the scales are arranged in 22–24 rows around the body. Dorsally, it is brown or bronze, with darker flecks.^[4]

Habitat

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

Reproduction

S. lewisi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Shea, G.; Hoskin, C. (2018). "Saproscincus lewisi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T109481255A109481258. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109481255A109481258.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 Saproscincus lewisi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Saproscincus lewisi, p. 157).
↑ Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Saproscincus lewisi, pp. 428–429).

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 (2): 465–473. (Saproscincus lewisi, new species, pp. 469–471, Figures 5–6).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 Shea, G.; Hoskin, C. (2018). "Saproscincus lewisi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T109481255A109481258. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109481255A109481258.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 Saproscincus lewisi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.

[3] Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Saproscincus lewisi, p. 157).

[4] Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Saproscincus lewisi, pp. 428–429).

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