Biology:Eulamprus kosciuskoi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Eulamprus |
| Species: | E. kosciuskoi
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| Eulamprus kosciuskoi (Kinghorn, 1932)
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Eulamprus kosciuskoi, also known commonly as the alpine meadow-skink and the alpine water skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to eastern Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, kosciuskoi, refers to Mount Kosciuszko, Australia's highest mountain,[2] where the holotype was collected.[1]
Description
E. kosciuskoi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8.5 cm (3.3 in). It has a narrow black vertebral stripe and yellow dorsolateral stripes.[3]
Geographic range
E. kosciuskoi is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of E. kosciuskoi are forest, shrubland, grassland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes above 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[4]
Reproduction
E. kosciuskoi is ovoviviparous.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Eulamprus kosciuskoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Eulamprus kosciuskoi, p. 145).
- ↑ Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Eulamprus kosciuskoi, pp. 330–331).
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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.
- Done, Barbara Saylor; Heatwole, Harold (1977). "Social Behavior of Some Australian Skinks". Copeia 1977 (3): 419–430. (Sphenomorphus kosciuskoi, new combination).
- Hutchinson MN, Rawlinson PA (1995). "The water skinks (Lacertilia: Eulamprus) of Victoria and South Australia". Records of the South Australian Museum 28 (2): 185–207.
- Kinghorn JR (1932). "Herpetological notes. No. 4". Records of the Australian Museum 18 (2): 335–363. (Lygosoma quoyi kosciuskoi, new subspecies, p. 359).
Wikidata ☰ Q3060325 entry
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