Biology:Yakka skink
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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. rugosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Egernia rugosa De Vis, 1888
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The yakka skink (Egernia rugosa) is a species of large skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Brigalow Belt in Queensland in eastern Australia.[2][3]
It is listed as a vulnerable species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.[4]
References
- ↑ "Egernia rugosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. 2018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178485A101747998.en.
- ↑ Egernia rugosa at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 December 2018.
- ↑ Australian Biological Resources Study (20 August 2013). "Species Egernia rugosa De Vis, 1888". Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Egernia_rugosa.
- ↑ "Egernia rugosa - Yakka Skinkm". Australian Government. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=1420.
Further reading
- Lancaster, Danielle (30 April 2022). "Secretive yakka skinks battling predators, habitat loss while on the brink in outback Queensland". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-30/endangered-yakka-skinks-hold-on-outback-queensland/101021322.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5081013 entry
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