Biology:Black Mountain rainbow-skink

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Short description: Species of lizard

Black Mountain rainbow-skink
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Liburnascincus
Species:
L. scirtetis
Binomial name
Liburnascincus scirtetis
(Ingram & Covacevich, 1980)
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Synonyms
  • Carlia scirtetis Ingram & Covacevich, 1980

The Black Mountain rainbow-skink (Liburnascincus scirtetis) is an endemic species that inhabits a total of 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) on Kalkajaka in Queensland, Australia .[2] The species is 70 mm long with a weight between 4 and 6 grams.[2] This species goes through oviparous reproduction.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3012494 entry