Spotted Skink

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Spotted Skink
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Lygosominae
Genus: Niveoscincus
Species: N. ocellatus
Binomial name
Niveoscincus ocellatus
(Gray)
Synonyms

Leiolopisma ocellata

The Spotted Skink (Niveoscincus ocellatus) 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.[1][2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ TPWS: Wildlife of Tasmania – Spotted Skink
  2. ^ Cogger, H.G. (1979). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed: Sydney. ISBN 0-589-50108-9