Concinnia frerei

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Concinnia frerei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Concinnia
Species:
C. frerei
Binomial name
Concinnia frerei
(Greer, 1992)
Synonyms[2]

Concinnia frerei, also known commonly as the stout bar-sided skink or the stout barsided skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.[2]

The specific name, frerei, refers to Mount Bartle Frere where the holotype was collected.[2][3]

Geographic range

C. frerei is found in northeastern Queensland.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. frerei is rocky mountaintops, at altitudes of 1,210–1,622 m (3,970–5,322 ft).[1]

Description

C. frerei has five digits on each of its four feet.[2] The holotype, an adult male, has a snout-to-vent length of 6.6 cm (2.6 in), plus a tail length of 8.2 cm (3.2 in).[4]

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