Biology:Egernia douglasi
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Egernia |
| Species: | E. douglasi
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| Egernia douglasi Glauert, 1956
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Egernia douglasi, also known commonly as the Kimberley crevice-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, douglasi, is in honor of Australian zoologist Athol M. Douglas.[2]
Geographic range
E. douglasi is found in the Australian state of Western Australia.[1] It is present in the Charnley River–Artesian Range Wildlife Sanctuary in the Kimberley region of WA.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of E. douglasi is rocky areas in savanna.[4]
Reproduction
E. douglasi is ovoviviparous.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Egernia douglasi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2020.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Egernia douglasi, p. 75).
- ↑ "Charnley River – Artesian Range: ACE". https://www.australianwildlife.org/where-we-work/charnley-river/.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN:978-0643100350.
- Glauert L (1956). "A New Skink from West Kimberley, Egernia striolata douglasi ssp. nov." Western Australian Naturalist 5: 117–119. (Egernia striolata douglasi, new subspecies).
- Storr GM (1978). "The genus Egernia (Reptilia, Lacertilia) in Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 6 (2): 147–187. (Egernia douglasi, new taxonomic status, p. 171).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN:978-1921517280.
Wikidata ☰ Q3049138 entry
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