Carinascincus coventryi
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Carinascincus |
| Species: | C. coventryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Carinascincus coventryi (Rawlinson, 1975) | |
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Carinascincus coventryi, also known commonly as Coventry's window-eyed skink and the southern forest cool-skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, coventryi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Albert John Coventry.[3]
Geographic range
Carinascincus coventryi is found in the Australian states of Victoria and southern New South Wales.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Carinascincus coventryi is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,500 m (2,000–4,900 ft).[1]
Description
Carinascincus coventryi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5 cm (2.0 in), with a long tail which is about one and a third times SVL.[4]
Behavior
Carinascincus coventryi is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
Carinascincus coventryi is viviparous.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Shea, G.; Cogger, H.; Greenlees, M. (2018). "Carinascincus coventryi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T109480581A109480590. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109480581A109480590.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 Carinascincus coventryi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Niveoscincus coventryi, p. 60).
- ↑ Rawlinson PA (1975).
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. (Carinascincus coventryi, p. 426).
- Rawlinson PA (1975). "Two new lizard species from the genus Leiolopisma (Scincidae: Lygosominae) in southeastern Australia and Tasmania". Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria 36: 1–15 + Plates 1–2. (Leiolopisma coventryi, new species, pp. 2–4, Figure 1 + Plate 1, figure 1 & Plate 3, figure a).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280. (Niveoscincus coventryi).