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Saproscincus
''Saproscincus'' is a genus of lizards, Common name, commonly referred to as shadeskinks or shade-skinks, in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The genus is Endemism, endemic to Australia. Species The genus ''Saproscincus'' contains the following 12 species. *''Saproscincus basiliscus'' (species:Glen Joseph Ingram, Ingram & species:Peter Alan Rawlinson, Rawlinson, 1981) – pale-lipped shadeskink *''Saproscincus challengeri'' (George Albert Boulenger, Boulenger, 1887) – orange-tailed shadeskink, Border Ranges shadeskink, Challenger's skink *''Saproscincus czechurai'' (Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981) – wedge-snouted shadeskink, Czechuras litter-skink *''Saproscincus eungellensis'' :fr:Ross Allen Sadlier, Sadlier et al., 2005 – Eungella shadeskink *''Saproscincus hannahae'' Patrick J. Couper, Couper & species:Lauren D. Keim, Keim, 1998 – Hannah's shadeskink *''Saproscincus lewisi'' Couper & Keim, 1998 – northern wet tropics shadeskink, Cook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saproscincus Mustelinus
''Saproscincus mustelinus'', commonly known as the southern weasel skink or weasel shadeskink, is a small species of skink which is Endemism, endemic to Australia. Behavior ''S. mustelinus'' is usually Nocturnality, nocturnal, but is most active in the evening and warm mornings. Diet ''S. mustelinus'' hunts and feeds on small insects and other small invertebrates. Description The southern weasel skink is around from snout to vent, is covered in iridescent reddish brown (fine) scales, and has several distinctive white marks behind and below the eye. Defensive behavior If frightened this skink has the ability to lose its tail as a defence mechanism; the tail lies on the ground twitching, distracting the predator so the skink can escape. Habitat The southern weasel skink tends to utilize existing vegetation and fallen timber for shelter. Geographic range The southern weasel skink's distribution forms a coastal strip from south Victoria (Australia), Victoria to southern Queens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saproscincus Lewisi
''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. Etymology The specific name, ''lewisi'', is in honor of Lewis Roberts, who collected the holotype. Description Adults of ''S. lewisi'' have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about . At midbody the scales are arranged in 22–24 rows around the body. Dorsally, it is brown or bronze, with darker flecks.Wilson S, Swan G (2023). ''A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition''. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. . (''Saproscincus lewisi'', pp. 428–429). Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''S. lewisi'' is forest. Reproduction ''S. lewisi'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that reproduce by depositing fertilized zygotes outside the body (i.e., by laying or spawning) in metabolically independent i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saproscincus Challengeri
''Saproscincus challengeri'', also known commonly as the Border Ranges shadeskink, Challenger's skink, the challenging shade skink, and the orange-tailed shadeskink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. Etymology George Albert Boulenger, herpetologist at the British Museum (Natural History) named ''S. challengeri'' after the ''Challenger'' expedition in 1887. xiii + 296 pp. (''Saproscincus challengeri'', p. 51). Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''S. challengeri'' is forest, at altitudes from sea level to . Reproduction ''S. challengeri'' is oviparous. References Further reading * Boulenger GA (1887). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ, Anelytropidæ, Dibamidæ, Chamæleontidæ''. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saproscincus Hannahae
''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. Etymology The specific name, ''hannahae'', is in honor of Hannah Couper who is the daughter of Patrick J. Couper. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''S. hannahae'' is forest. Description A small species, ''S. hannahae'' has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The tail length is on average 1.3 times SVL.Couper PJ, Keim LD (1998). Reproduction ''S. hannahae'' is oviparous. References Further reading * Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . * Couper PJ, Keim LD (1998). "Two new species of ''Saproscincus'' (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Queensland". ''Memoirs of the Queensland Museum'' 42: 465–473. (''Saproscincus hannahae'', new species, pp. 466–469, Figures 1–2) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saproscincus Czechurai
''Saproscincus czechurai'', also known commonly as Czechura's litter-skink, Czechura's skink, and the wedge-snouted shadeskink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''czechurai'', is in honor of Australian herpetologist Gregory Vincent Czechura. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Saproscincus czechurai'', p. 63). Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''C. czechurai'' is forest, at altitudes above . Reproduction ''S. czechurai'' is oviparous. References Further reading * Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . * Ingram GJ, Rawlinson PA (1981). "Five new species of skinks (genus ''Lampropholis'') from Queensland and New South Wales". ''Memoirs of the Queensla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saproscincus Basiliscus
The pale-lipped shadeskink (''Saproscincus basiliscus'') is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the Family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ..., Australia. References Saproscincus Reptiles described in 1981 Skinks of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Glen Joseph Ingram Taxa named by Peter Alan Rawlinson {{Eugongylinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saproscincus Saltus
The Cape Melville shadeskink (''Saproscincus saltus'') is a species of lizards from the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, described in 2013. AFP October 27, 2013 It was one of three vertebrates discovered by scientists from and in an area of mountain rainforest in North Queensland
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Saproscincus Spectabilis
''Saproscinus spectabilis'' known as the gully shadeskink is a small lizard found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. The habitat is cool, shaded gullies where it feeds on small insects. It may be seen on sunny rocky outcrops within gullies. Ground cover and rocky cracks are required to avoid predation from birds such as the kookaburra Kookaburras (pronounced ) are terrestrial animal, terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus ''Dacelo'' native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between in length and weigh around . The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri language, Wira ... and pied currawong. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5122154 Saproscincus Skinks of Australia Reptiles described in 1888 Taxa named by Charles Walter De Vis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saproscincus Eungellensis
''Saproscincus eungellensis'', the Eungella shadeskink, is a species of skink found in Queensland in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl .... References Saproscincus Reptiles described in 2005 Skinks of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Ross Allen Sadlier Taxa named by Patrick J. Couper Taxa named by Donald J. Colgan Taxa named by Eric P. Vanderduys {{Eugongylinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saproscincus Rosei
''Saproscincus rosei'', the orange-tailed shadeskink or highland forest skink, is a species of skink found in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl .... References Saproscincus Reptiles described in 1985 Skinks of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Richard Walter Wells Taxa named by Cliff Ross Wellington {{Eugongylinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saproscincus Oriarius
''Saproscincus oriarius'' is a species of skink found in New South Wales in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl .... References Saproscincus Reptiles described in 1998 Skinks of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Ross Allen Sadlier {{Eugongylinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff Ross Wellington
The Wells and Wellington affair was a dispute about the publication of three papers in the ''Australian Journal of Herpetology'' in 1983 and 1985. The periodical was established in 1981 as a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on the study of amphibians and reptiles (herpetology). Its first two issues were published under the editorship of Richard W. Wells, a first-year biology student at Australia's University of New England. Wells then ceased communicating with the journal's editorial board for two years before suddenly publishing three papers without peer review in the journal in 1983 and 1985. Coauthored by himself and high school teacher Cliff Ross Wellington, the papers reorganized the taxonomy of all of Australia's and New Zealand's amphibians and reptiles and proposed over 700 changes to the binomial nomenclature of the region's herpetofauna. Members of the herpetological community reacted strongly to the pair's actions and eventually brought a case to the Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
