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 |
| Genus: | Carinascincus |
| Species: | C. ocellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carinascincus ocellatus (Gray, 1845) | |
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The spotted skink (Carinascincus 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. It is often found at Arthurs Lake in the Central Highlands of Tasmania.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Chapple, D.C, Michael, D., Robertson, P., Clemann, N. & Wapstra, E. 2018. Niveoscincus ocellatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T109480680A109480700. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109480680A109480700.en. Downloaded on 03 September 2018.
- ↑ 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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