Black Mountain rainbow-skink
The Black Mountain rainbow-skink (Liburnascincus scirtetis) is an endemic species that inhabits a total of 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) on Black Mountain in Queensland, Australia.[2] The species is 70 mm long with a weight between 4 and 6 grams.[2]
Black Mountain rainbow-skink | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Liburnascincus |
Species: | L. scirtetis |
Binomial name | |
Liburnascincus scirtetis (Ingram & Covacevich, 1980) | |
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References
- Shea, G.; Hoskin, C.; Cogger, H. (2018). "Liburnascincus scirtetis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178740A101751801. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178740A101751801.en. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- Goodman, P.A. (2004). "Frugivory in the Black Mountain Rainbow-Skink, Carlia scirtetis Ingram and Covacevich, 1980" (PDF). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 49 (2): 700. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
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