Saproscincus czechurai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Saproscincus
Species:
S. czechurai
Binomial name
Saproscincus czechurai
(Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lampropholis czechurai
    Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981
  • Ctenotus czechurai
    — Wells & Wellington, 1983
  • Ctenotus czechurae
    — Muñoz et al., 2016

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.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, czechurai, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Gregory Vincent Czechura.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. czechurai is forest, at altitudes above 900 m (3,000 ft).[1]

Reproduction

S. czechurai is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Shea, G.; Hoskin, C. (2018). "Saproscincus czechurai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178334A101745621. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178334A101745621.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Saproscincus czechurai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Saproscincus czechurai, p. 63).

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Ingram GJ, Rawlinson PA (1981). "Five new species of skinks (genus Lampropholis) from Queensland and New South Wales". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20 (2): 311–317. (Lampropholis czechurai, new species).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.



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