| Cape Melville shadeskink | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Saproscincus |
| Species: | S. saltus |
| Binomial name | |
| Saproscincus saltus Hoskin, 2013 | |
The Cape Melville shadeskink (Saproscincus saltus) is a species of lizards from the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, described in 2013.[2][3][4] It was one of three vertebrates discovered by scientists from James Cook University and National Geographic in an area of mountain rainforest in North Queensland.[3] The lizards are active by day, running and jumping through the mossy boulder fields of Northern Queensland.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Hoskin, C.; Couper, P.; Amey, A. (2018). "Saproscincus saltus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109481314A109481317. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109481314A109481317.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Conrad J. Hoskin (2013). "A new skink (Scincidae: Saproscincus) from rocky rainforest habitat on Cape Melville, north-east Australia" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3722 (3): 385–395. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3722.3.7. PMID 26171534.
- 1 2 3 Jessica Aldred (October 28, 2013). "Gecko that looks like a leaf among new species found in Australia's 'lost world'". The Guardian. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ↑ 'Lost world' discovered in remote Australia AFP October 27, 2013
External links
Data related to Saproscincus saltus at Wikispecies
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