She-oak skink
| She-oak skink | |
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| A she-oak skink in a garden in Bicheno, Tasmania | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Cyclodomorphus |
| Species: | C. casuarinae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyclodomorphus casuarinae | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tiliqua casuarinae | |
The she-oak skink (Cyclodomorphus casuarinae) is a large (up to about 30 cm total length), long-tailed (over 60% of body length), snake-like skink endemic to Tasmania, Australia. It is viviparous; mating in spring, and giving birth in latest summer. It is related to the more robust blue-tongued skink, of the genus Tiliqua, and was previously known as Tiliqua casuarinae.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Michael, D.; Robertson, P.; Chapple, D.C.; Clemann, N.; Wapstra, E. (2018). "Cyclodomorphus casuarinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109465006A109465017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109465006A109465017.en. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ TPWS: Wildlife Management – She-oak Skink
- ^ Cogger, H.G. (1979). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed: Sydney. ISBN 0-589-50108-9
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