Techmarscincus

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Techmarscincus (genus)
Bartle Frere skink
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Techmarscincus
Wells & Wellington, 1985
Species:
T. jigurru
Binomial name
Techmarscincus jigurru
(Covacevich, 1984)
Synonyms [2]
  • Leiolopisma jigurru
    Covacevich, 1984
  • Techmarscincus jigurru
    — Wells & Wellington, 1985
  • Bartleia jigurru
    Hutchinson et al., 1990
  • Techmarscincus jigurru
    Greer, 2005

Techmarscincus is a genus of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Australia, and is monotypic, containing the sole species Techmarscincus jigurru.

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Techmarscincus jigurru, commonly known as the Bartle Frere skink, is a species of rare and endangered lizard first discovered in 1981. [3] It was described and named in 1984 by the late Australian herpetologist Jeanette Covacevich.

Geographic range

The Bartle Frere skink is endemic to Queensland, Australia. [2]

Description

T. jigurru has a rainbow sheen color. Its body is long and flat, with short limbs and a long tail.

Behaviour

The Bartle Frere skink is agile and energetic. It is only seen out and basking during the day. It spends most of its time on top of exposed granite boulders. A night, it retreats into cracks in the exposed granite. The Bartle Frere skink tolerates juveniles in the same area, as most skinks do not.

Habitat

The Bartle Frere skink is usually found above 1,400 m (4,600 ft) on the slopes of Queensland's highest mountains (e.g., Mount Bartle Frere). The climate is of a temperate rain forest. [4]

Reproduction

T. jigurru is oviparous.

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References

  1. Hoskin, C.; Shea, G. (2018). "Techmarscincus jigurru". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T109481391A109481400. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109481391A109481400.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Techmarscincus jigurru ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Rare and Endangered Animals, Wooroonooran National Park.
  4. Bartle Frere Archived 2010-04-25 at the Wayback Machine , Dept. of Environment and Resource Management, Queensland.

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