White's skink
White's skink | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Egernia |
Species: | E. whitii |
Binomial name | |
Egernia whitii (Lacépède, 1804) | |
Synonyms | |
Lygosoma moniligera Duméril & Bibron, 1839 |
White's skink (Egernia whitii) is a species of skink in the Scincidae family. It is found in south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania and many Bass Strait islands. It is slow-growing, to a maximum length of about 90 mm, and may take four years to reach maturity. It gives birth to live young. It is highly variable and may be a complex of closely related species.[1][2]
White's skinks prefer dry habitats, usually on steep hills. They live in families of up to seven in many-chambered tunnels with two exits to provide alternate escape routes. The main entrance usually faces west.
References
- ↑ Wildlife of Tasmania – White’s Skink
- ↑ Cogger, H.G. (1979). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed: Sydney. ISBN 0-589-50108-9
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