Eastern three-lined skink
| Eastern three-lined skink | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Bassiana |
| Species: | B. duperreyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Bassiana duperreyi (Gray, 1838) | |
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The eastern three-lined skink (Bassiana duperreyi ), also known as the bold-striped cool-skink, is a species of skink in the Scincidae family. It is found in south-eastern Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria),[1] and several islands. It is strongly striped, oviparous, and usually found in coastal heaths and warm, sunny areas.[2][3]
Etymology
The specific name, duperreyi, is in honor of French naval officer Louis Isidore Duperrey.[4]
References
- ↑ Bassiana duperreyi, Reptile database
- ↑ Wildlife of Tasmania – Eastern Three-lined Skink
- ↑ Cogger, H.G. (1979). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed: Sydney. ISBN 0-589-50108-9
- ↑ 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. (Bassiana duperreyi, p.78).
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