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Carinascincus
''Carinascincus'' is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae), commonly called snow skinks or cool-skinks and residing mainly in Tasmania or Victoria, Australia. Then recognised as the genus ''Niveoscincus'', it was found to belong to a clade with the genera ''Carlia'', ''Lampropholis'' and others of the '' Eugongylus'' group within Lygosominae. Cogger has rejected the use of the junior name ''Niveoscincus'' and recognizes the valid senior generic name ''Carinascincus'' for the group.Cogger (2014). For similar skinks see genera ''Pseudemoia'', ''Lampropholis ''Lampropholis'' is a genus of skinks, commonly known as sunskinks, in the lizard subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The genus ''Lampropholis'' was previously found to belong to a clade with the genera ''Niveoscincus'', '' Leiolop ...'', and '' Bassiana''. These skinks have adapted to the cooler weather of southern Australia and particularly Tasmania, hence the common names. Species *'' Carinascincus coventr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carinascincus Microlepidotus
''Carinascincus microlepidotus'', commonly known as the boulder cool-skink or southern snow skink, is a member of the family Skink, Scincidae. Endemic to Tasmania, Australia,Olsson, M., Shine, R., & Ba'k-Olsson, E. (2000). Lizards as a plant's 'hired help': letting pollinators in and seeds out. ''Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 71,'' 191-202. this diurnal species basks on the exposed rock faces of the alpine boulder fields they inhabit.Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water. (2023). ''Conservation advice for Carinascincus microlepidotus (southern snow skink).'' Australian Government. Classification The species was previously known as ''Niveoscincus microlepidotus'' but was since reclassified as ''Carinascincus'' along with other members of the genus. Other species within the genus ''Carinascincus'' include:Cogger, H.G. (2014''). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia''. (7th ed., pp.426-428). CSIRO Publishing. * ''Carinascincus coventryi'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carinascincus Orocryptus
''Carinascincus orocryptus'', commonly known as the heath cool-skink, mountain skink, or the Tasmanian mountain skink, is a species of alpine skink endemic to South-West Tasmania, Australia. Taxonomically, this species has also been previously known as ''Niveoscincus orocryptus, Leiolopisma orocryptum,'' and ''Pseudemoia orocrypta''. Description ''Carinascincus orocryptus'' is a small, long-limbed skink of approximately in length from snout to its hind legs. They have a brown dorsal surface and a pale grey or occasionally bright red ventral surface or underbelly. Their body features pale brown dorsolateral stripes, a black vertebral stripe running from head to tail, a greyish white midlateral stripe extending from the lip to the hindlimbs, and grey or black flecks on their lower flank. Due to similarities in colourations amongst all mountain skink species within alpine regions of Tasmania (such as ''Carinascincus microlepidotus'' and C''arinascincus pretiosus)'', the Tasman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carinascincus Greeni
The alpine cool-skink (''Carinascincus greeni)'', also known commonly as the northern snow skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Tasmania in Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''greeni'', is in honor of Tasmanian ornithologist Robert "Bob" Green. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Niveoscincus greeni'', p. 107). Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''C. greeni'' are rocky areas and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes higher than , above the tree line. Reproduction ''C. greeni'' is ovoviviparous. Litter size is two or three newborns. References Further reading * Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . (''Carinascincus greeni'', p. 427). * Hutchinson MN, Donnellan SC, Baverstock PR, Krieg M, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carinascincus Metallicus
:''"Metallic skink" may also refer to the garden skink ( Lampropholis delicata)''. ''Carinascincus metallicus'', the metallic cool-skink or metallic skink is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Australia, found in southern Victoria, as well as in Tasmania where it is the most widespread and common lizard, occurring on many offshore islands in Bass Strait as well as the mainland. It gives birth to live young. It is highly variable in colour and pattern, and may be a complex of closely related species.Cogger, H.G. (1979). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia''. Reed: Sydney. Description and Identification The Metallic Skink exhibits a range of colour variations depending on its habitat. It is typically brown with pale or dark streaks, sometimes forming distinct longitudinal stripes along its body. The dorsal scales have a metallic sheen, which gives the species its name. The underside is usually grey or white with dark spots on the throat, chest, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carinascincus Coventryi
''Carinascincus coventryi'', also known commonly as Coventry's window-eyed skink and the southern forest cool-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''coventryi'', is in honor of Australian herpetologist Albert John Coventry. Geographic range ''C. coventryi'' is found in the Australian states of Victoria and southern New South Wales. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''C. coventryi'' is forest, at altitudes of . Description ''C. coventryi'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , with a long tail which is about one and a third times SVL. Rawlinson PA (1975). Behavior ''C. coventryi'' is terrestrial. Reproduction ''C. coventryi'' is viviparous. References Further reading * Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . (''Carinascincus coventryi'', p. 426). * Rawlinson PA (1975 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carinascincus Ocellatus
The spotted skink (''Carinascincus ocellatus''), sometimes called the ocellated cool-skink or ocellated skink, is a skink endemic to Tasmania, Australia. It is a ground-dwelling, viviparous species, usually found in rocky habitats, and widespread in the northern and eastern parts of the state, as well as in the eastern Bass Strait Bass Strait () is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland (more specifically the coast of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, with the exception of the land border across Boundary Islet). The ... islands. It is often found at Arthurs Lake in the Central Highlands of Tasmania.Cogger, H.G. (1979). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia''. Reed: Sydney. Spotted skink populations are distributed along an altitudinal gradient, with variations in thermal conditions along the gradient affecting body temperature regulation and reproductive activity. Skinks in low to mid altitudes achieve their optimal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skink
Skinks are a type of lizard belonging to the family (biology), family Scincidae, a family in the Taxonomic rank, infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in different habitats except arctic and subarctic regions. Etymology The word ''skink'', which entered the English language around 1580–1590, comes from classical Greek and Latin , names that referred to various specific lizards. Description Skinks look like lizards of the family Lacertidae (sometimes called ''true lizards''), but most species of skinks have no pronounced neck and relatively small legs. Several genera (e.g., ''Typhlosaurus'') have no limbs at all. This is not true for all skinks, however, as some species such as the Tribolonotus gracilis, red-eyed crocodile skink have a head that is ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugongylus
''Eugongylus'' is a genus of skinks in the subfamily Eugongylinae. It was previously recognised as namesake of the ''Eugonglyus'' group of genera within Lygosominae, where it occupied a quite basal position. Members of this genus are commonly called mastiff skinks or short-legged giant skinks. Species The following species are recognized as being valid. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Eugongylus albofasciolatus'' – white-banded mastiff skink, white-banded giant skink, white-striped cape skink, barred shark skink *'' Eugongylus mentovarius'' – odd-chinne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry D
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John Edward Gray
John Edward Gray (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of zoologist George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray (1766–1828). The same is used for a zoological name. Gray was keeper of zoology at the British Museum in London from 1840 until Christmas 1874, before the natural history holdings were split off to the Natural History Museum. He published several catalogues of the museum collections that included comprehensive discussions of animal groups and descriptions of new species. He improved the zoological collections to make them amongst the best in the world. Biography Gray was born in Walsall, but his family soon moved to London, where Gray studied medicine. He assisted his father in writing ''The Natural Arrangement of British Plants'' (1821). After being blackballed by the Linnean Society of London, Gray shifted his interest from botany to zoology. He began his zoological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur O'Shaughnessy
Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy (14 March 184430 January 1881) was a British poet and herpetologist. Of Irish descent, he was born in London. He is most remembered for his poem " Ode", from his 1874 collection ''Music and Moonlight'', which begins with the words "We are the music makers, / And we are the dreamers of dreams", and which has been set to music by several composers including Edward Elgar (as '' The Music Makers)'', Zoltán Kodály, Alfred Reed and, more recently, 808 State ( ex:el: nephatiti) and Aphex Twin ('' Selected Ambient Works 85-92''). Early life and herpetology In June 1861, at age 17, Arthur O'Shaughnessy received the post of transcriber in the library of the British Museum, reportedly through the influence of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton. According to Sir Edmund Gosse, O'Shaughnessy was one of Bulwer Lytton's many children born out of wedlock. Two years later, he became a herpetologist in the museum's zoological department. From 1874 to his prematu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Alan Rawlinson
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, a Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), a Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather * ''Peter'' (album), a 1972 album by Peter Yarrow * ''Peter'', a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * "Peter", 2024 song by Taylor Swift from '' The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology'' Animals * Peter (Lord's cat), cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
