Biology:Cape Melville shadeskink

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Short description: Species of lizard

Cape Melville shadeskink
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Saproscincus
Species:
S. saltus
Binomial name
Saproscincus saltus
Hoskin, 2013

The Cape Melville shadeskink (Saproscincus saltus) is a species of lizards from the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia , described in 2013.[2][3][4] It was one of three vertebrates discovered by scientists from James Cook University and National Geographic in an area of mountain rainforest in North Queensland.[3] The lizards are active by day, running and jumping through the mossy boulder fields of Northern Queensland.[3]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15302454 entry