Biology:Three-toed snake-tooth skink

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Short description: Species of reptile

Three-toed snake-tooth skink
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Coeranoscincus
Species:
C. reticulatus
Binomial name
Coeranoscincus reticulatus
(Günther, 1873)
Synonyms[2][3]
  • (Günther, 1873) Günther, 1873
  • (Günther, 1873) Lygosoma reticulatum
  • Chelomeles reticulatus (Günther, 1873)
  • Anomalopus reticulatus Saiphos reticulatus

The three-toed snake-tooth skink (Coeranoscincus reticulatus) is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.[1][2][3] It occurs in subtropical rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest, and montane forest on rich dark soils on the coast and adjacent ranges; some coastal/island populations (Fraser Island and Cooloola) occur on pale sands in lowlands.[1]

Coeranoscincus reticulatus measure 67–195 mm (2.6–7.7 in) in snout–vent length. The limbs are reduced with three digits in each.[2]

In 2016, the three-toed snake-tooth skink was added to the Australian federal government's list of threatened species.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Greenlees, M.; Hobson, R.; Shea, G.; Vanderduys, E.; Venz, M.; Wilson, S. (2018). "Coeranoscincus reticulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T5106A101742801.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5106/101742801. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Coeranoscincus reticulatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 February 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Species Coeranoscincus reticulatus (Günther, 1873)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/9b653ca5-c893-47f6-b76f-da7f6a2bcd7f. 
  4. ↑ Hunt, Elle (2016-05-06). "Australia quietly adds 49 species to threatened and endangered lists" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/07/australia-quietly-adds-49-species-to-threatened-and-endangered-lists. 

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