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Pseudemoia
''Pseudemoia'' is a genus of skinks native to southeastern Australia. For similar skinks see Genus, genera ''Bassiana'', ''Lampropholis'', and ''Niveoscincus''. Reproduction At least in ''P. entrecasteauxii'', ''P. pagenstecheri'', and ''P. spenceri'', a placenta-like structure is formed during pregnancy to pass nutrients to the developing offspring. Similar mammal-like adaptations also occur in the skink genera ''Chalcides'', ''Eumecia'', ''Mabuya'', ''Niveoscincus'', and ''Trachylepis''. Species Six species are recognized. *''Pseudemoia baudini'' – Nicolas Baudin, Baudin's skink,Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Pseudemoia baudini'', p. 19). Bight Coast skink *''Pseudemoia cryodroma'' – alpine bog skink *''Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii'' – southern grass skink, tussock cool-skink, tussock skink, Entrecasteaux's skink *''Pseudemoia pagenstecheri'' � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudemoia Entrecasteauxii
''Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii'', also known commonly as Entrecasteaux's skink, the southern grass skink, the tussock cool-skink, and the tussock skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Geographic range ''P. entrecasteauxii'' is found in the south-east of the continent of Australia, as well as in Tasmania and the islands of Bass Strait. Habitat Although it occurs in a variety of habitats, ''P. entrecasteauxii'' is most commonly found in open grassy woodlands. Cogger HG (1979). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia''. Sydney: Reed. Longevity The southern grass skink has a lifespan of about 5 or 6 years. Description ''P. entrecasteauxii'' grows up to in length (not including the tail). Male skinks change colouration during the breeding season. Etymology The specific name, ''entrecasteauxii'', is in honor of French naval officer and explorer Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Reproductive biology The southern grass skink h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudemoia Pagenstecheri
''Pseudemoia pagenstecheri'', also known commonly as the southern grass tussock skink or the southern tussock grass skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''pagenstecheri'', is in honour of German zoologist Heinrich Alexander Pagenstecher. Geographic range ''P. pagenstecheri'' is found in eastern New South Wales, Tasmania, and northeastern Victoria, Australia. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''P. pagenstecheri'' is tussock grassland, especially medium to tall tussock grass. Reproduction ''P. pagenstecheri'' is viviparous. Hybridization ''P. pagenstecheri'' is known to hybridize with two other species in its genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ..., '' P. cryodroma'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudemoia Rawlinsoni
''Pseudemoia rawlinsoni'', also commonly known as the glossy grass skink and Rawlinson's window-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''rawlinsoni'', is in honour of Australian herpetologist Peter Alan Rawlinson (1942–1991). Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Pseudemoia rawlinsoni'', p. 218). Geographic range Native to southeastern Australia, ''P. rawlinsoni'' is found in New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''P. rawlinsoni'' are grassland and freshwater wetlands. Reproduction ''P. rawlinsoni'' is viviparous In animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the mother, with the maternal circulation providing for the metabolic needs of the embryo's development, until the mother giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudemoia Baudini
''Pseudemoia baudini'', also known commonly as Baudin's skink, Baudin's window-eyed skink, and the Bight Coast skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''baudini'', is in honor of French explorer Nicolas Baudin. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Pseudemoia baudini'', p. 19). Geographic range ''P. baudini'' is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''P. baudini'' is shrubland. Description ''P. baudini'' has paired frontoparietal scales. Reproduction ''P. baudini'' is viviparous In animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the mother, with the maternal circulation providing for the metabolic needs of the embryo's development, until the mother gives birth to a fully or partial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudemoia Cryodroma
''Pseudemoia cryodroma'', also known commonly as the alpine bog skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Victoria in Australia. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''P. cryodroma'' are freshwater wetlands, grassland, shrubland, and forest, at altitudes of at least . Reproduction ''P. cryodroma'' is viviparous. Hybridization ''P. cryodroma'' is known to hybridize with two other species in its genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ..., '' P. entrecasteauxii'' and '' P. pagenstecheri''. References Further reading * Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . * Hutchinson MN, Donnellan SC (1992). "Taxonomy and genetic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudemoia Spenceri
''Pseudemoia spenceri'', also known commonly as Spencer's widow-eyed skink or the trunk-climbing cool-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''spenceri'', is in honour of English-Australian biologist Walter Baldwin Spencer. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Pseudemoia spenceri'', p. 250). Geographic range ''P. spenceri'' is found in southeastern Australia, in the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. www.reptile-database.org. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''P. spenceri'' are forest and rocky areas. Reproduction ''P. spenceri'' is viviparous In animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the mother, with the maternal circulation providing for the metabolic needs of the embryo's development, until the mother gives birth to a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Baudin
Nicolas Thomas Baudin (; 17 February 175416 September 1803) was a French explorer, cartographer, naturalist and hydrographer, most notable for his explorations in Australia and the southern Pacific. He carried a few corms of Gros Michel banana from Southeast Asia, depositing them at a botanical garden on the Caribbean island of Martinique. Biography Early career Born a commoner in Saint-Martin-de-Ré on the Île de Ré on 17 February 1754, Nicolas Baudin joined the merchant navy as an apprentice () at the age of 15; he was then "of average height with brown hair". He then joined the French East India Company at the age of 20 on ''Flamand''. He returned from India on ''L'Étoile'' and arrived at Lorient. At the beginning of 1778, he was to set sail from Nantes on ''Lion'' as second lieutenant. It was a ship equipped by his uncle, Jean Peltier Dudoyer, at the request of the Americans, which would become a privateer and be renamed ''Deane''. At first the Minister for the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niveoscincus
''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 ''Pseudemoia'' is a genus of skinks native to southeastern Australia. For similar skinks see Genus, genera ''Bassiana'', ''Lampropholis'', and ''Niveoscincus''. Reproduction At least in ''P. entrecasteauxii'', ''P. pagenstecheri'', and ''P. spen ...'', '' Lampropholis'', and '' Bassiana''. These skinks have adapted to the cooler weather of southern Australia and particularly Tasmania, hence the common names. Species *'' Carinascincus cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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'', '' Leiolopisma'' and others of the '' Eugongylus'' group within Lygosominae. All species of ''Lampropholis'' are endemic to Australia. For similar skinks see genera '' Bassiana'', ''Pseudemoia'', and ''Niveoscincus''. Diet Sunskinks feed on invertebrates such as crickets, moths, slaters (woodlice), earthworms, and cockroaches. Species The following 14 species are recognized as being valid. Wells RW (2002) "Some Taxonomic Changes to the Genus ''Lampropholis'' (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Australia". ''Australian Biodiversity Record'' (8): 1-24. *'' Lampropholis adonis'' – diamond-shielded sunskink, Ingram's litter skink *'' Lampropholis amicula'' – friendly sunskink *'' Lampropholis bellendenkerensis'' *'' Lampropholis caligula'' – montane ... [...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] |
Wassili Adolfovitch Lindholm
Vasiliy Adolfovich Lindholm (; 1874 – 17 September 1935), also published as Wilhelm Adolf Lindholm, was a Russian malacologist and herpetologist. Lindholm was a curator at the Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Leningrad. He published works on the molluscs of Lake Baikal, the Crimea, the Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising parts of Southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The Caucasus Mountains, i ... and other parts of the U.S.S.R., and on Palaearctic molluscs generally. He also studied amphibians and reptiles, and described three new species of reptiles."Lindholm". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. A frog '' Afrixalus lindholmi'' is named for him, sometimes known as Lindholm's banana frog. References External links Vinarski, M. V. "WA Lindholm: A bibliography of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
