Tasmanian she-oak skink
Species of lizard
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The Tasmanian she-oak skink, also known simply as the she-oak skink (Cyclodomorphus casuarinae) is a large (up to about 30 cm total length), long-tailed (over 60% of body length), snake-like skink endemic to Tasmania, Australia.[2] It is viviparous; mating in spring, and giving birth in late summer. It is related to the more robust blue-tongued skink, of the genus Tiliqua, and was previously known as Tiliqua casuarinae.[3][4]
| Tasmanian she-oak skink | |
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| A she-oak skink in a garden in Bicheno, Tasmania | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Cyclodomorphus |
| Species: | C. casuarinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyclodomorphus casuarinae | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tiliqua casuarinae | |
