Saproscincus challengeri
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Saproscincus |
| Species: | S. challengeri
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| Saproscincus challengeri (Boulenger, 1887)
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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.[2]
Etymology[edit]
George Albert Boulenger, herpetologist at the British Museum (Natural History) named S. challengeri after the Challenger expedition in 1887.[3]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of S. challengeri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft).[1]
Reproduction[edit]
S. challengeri is oviparous.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Shea, G.; Wilson, S.; Sanderson, C.; Hobson, R. (2018). "Saproscincus challengeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109481194A109481212. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109481194A109481212.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Saproscincus challengeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 9781421401355. xiii + 296 pp. (Saproscincus challengeri, p. 51).
Further reading[edit]
- 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. + Plates I–XL. (Lygosoma challengeri, new species, p. 268 + Plate XIX, figures 3, 3a).
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Greer AE (1974). "The genetic relationships of the Scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplemental Series 22 (31): 1–67. (Lampropholis challengeri, new combination, p. 21).
- Sadlier RA, Colgan DJ, Shea GM (1993). "Taxonomy and distribution of the scincid lizard Saproscincus challengeri and related species in southeastern Australia". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 34 (1): 139–158. (Saproscincus challengeri, new combination).
- 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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