Saproscincus lewisi
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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. lewisi
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| 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.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, lewisi, is in honor of Lewis Roberts, who collected the holotype.[3]
Description
[edit]Adults of S. lewisi have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 42 mm (1.7 in). At midbody the scales are arranged in 22–24 rows around the body. Dorsally, it is brown or bronze, with darker flecks.[4]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of S. lewisi is forest.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Shea, G.; Hoskin, C. (2018). "Saproscincus lewisi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109481255A109481258. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109481255A109481258.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Saproscincus lewisi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Saproscincus lewisi, p. 157).
- ^ Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Saproscincus lewisi, pp. 428–429).
Further reading
[edit]- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Couper PJ, Keim LD (1998). "Two new species of Saproscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42 (2): 465–473. (Saproscincus lewisi, new species, pp. 469–471, Figures 5–6).