Spotted skink
| Spotted skink | |
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| Spotted Skink at Cataract Gorge in Tasmania, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Lygosominae |
| Genus: | Niveoscincus |
| Species: | N. ocellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Niveoscincus ocellatus (Gray, 1845) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leiolopisma ocellata | |
The spotted skink (Niveoscincus ocellatus), sometimes called the ocellated cool-skink or ocellated skink, is a skink endemic to Tasmania, Australia. It is a ground-dwelling, viviparous species, usually found in rocky habitats, and widespread in the northern and eastern parts of the state, as well as in the eastern Bass Strait islands. The N. ocellatus is often found at Arthurs Lake in the Central Highlands of Tasmania.[1][2]
References
- ↑ TPWS: Wildlife of Tasmania – Spotted Skink
- ↑ Cogger, H.G. (1979). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed: Sydney. ISBN 0-589-50108-9
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