Southern Grass Skink

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Southern Grass Skink
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Pseudemoia
Species: P. entrecasteauxii
Binomial name
Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii
(Duméril and Bibron)
Synonyms

Leilopisma entrecasteauxii

The Southern Grass Skink (Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii) is a skink endemic to Australia, where it is found in the south-east of the continent, as well as in Tasmania and the islands of Bass Strait. Although it occurs in a variety of habitats, it is most commonly found in open grassy woodlands.[1][2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ DPIW: Native Plants and Animals – Southern Grass Skink
  2. ^ Cogger, H.G. (1979). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed: Sydney. ISBN 0-589-50108-9