Lyon's snake-eyed skink (''Austroablepharus barrylyoni'') is a
species
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of
lizard
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in the
family
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Scincidae. The species is
endemic
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to
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
in
Australia.
Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
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In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''barrylyoni'', is in honour of Australian wildlife conservationist
Barry Lyon, who is the ranger in charge of the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve.
Habitat
The preferred natural
habitat
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of ''A. barrylyoni'' is
grassland
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.
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Description
''A. barrylyoni'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . Its dorsal
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body pattern consists of alternating dark and light stripes.[ The tail is red/orange in adults.][Couper P, Hoskin CJ et al. (2018).]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of ''A. barrylyoni'' is unknown.[
]
References
Further reading
* Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . (''Proablepharus barrylyoni)''.
* Couper PJ, Hoskin CJ, Potter S, Bragg JG, Moritz C (2018). "A new genus to accommodate three skinks currently assigned to ''Proablepharus'' (Lacertilia: Scincidae)". ''Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature'' 60: 227–231. (''Austroablepharus barrylyoni'', new combination, p. 230).
*Couper PJ, Limpus CJ, McDonald KR, Amey AP (2010). "A new species of ''Proablepharus'' (Scincidae: Lygosominae) from Mt Surprise, north-eastern Queensland, Australia". ''Zootaxa'' 2433: 62–68. (''Proablepharus barrylyoni'', new species).
*Wilson S
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People
*Wilson (name)
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* Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender
*Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Rodr ...
, Swan G (2013). ''A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition''. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. . (''Proablepharus barrylyoni)''.
Skinks of Australia
Reptiles described in 2010
Austroablepharus
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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