Saproscincus challengeri

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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]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
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Saproscincus challengeri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Saproscincus
Species:
S. challengeri
Binomial name
Saproscincus challengeri
(Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygosoma challengeri
    Boulenger, 1887
  • Lygosoma (Leiolopisma) challengeri
    — M.A. Smith, 1937
  • Lampropholis challengeri
    — Greer, 1974
  • Saproscincus challengeri
    — Sadlier, Colgan & Shea, 1993
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Etymology

George Albert Boulenger, herpetologist at the British Museum (Natural History) named S. challengeri after the Challenger expedition in 1887.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. challengeri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft).[1]

Reproduction

S. challengeri is oviparous.[2]

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