Biology:Carinascincus metallicus
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- "Metallic skink" may also refer to the garden skink (Lampropholis delicata).
| Carinascincus metallicus | |
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| At Austins Ferry, Tasmania, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Carinascincus |
| Species: | C. metallicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Carinascincus metallicus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)
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Carinascincus metallicus, the metallic cool-skink or metallic skink[2] is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Australia , found in southern Victoria, as well as in Tasmania where it is the most widespread and common lizard, occurring on many offshore islands in Bass Strait as well as the mainland. It gives birth to live young. It is highly variable in colour and pattern, and may be a complex of closely related species.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Chapple, D.C, Michael, D., Robertson, P., Clemann, N. & Wapstra, E. 2018. Niveoscincus metallicus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T109480617A109480628. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109480617A109480628.en. Downloaded on 03 September 2018.
- ↑ Carinascincus metallicus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ Wildlife of Tasmania – Metallic Skink
- ↑ Cogger, H.G. (1979). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed: Sydney. ISBN:0-589-50108-9
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