Carinascincus coventryi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Carinascincus |
Species: | C. coventryi
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Binomial name | |
Carinascincus coventryi (
Rawlinson, 1975)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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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 family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
The specific name, coventryi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Albert John Coventry. [3]
C. coventryi is found in the Australian states of Victoria and southern New South Wales. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of C. coventryi is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,500 m (2,000–4,900 ft). [1]
C. 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]
C. coventryi is terrestrial. [1]
C. coventryi is viviparous. [1] [2]
Carinascincus coventryi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Carinascincus |
Species: | C. coventryi
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Binomial name | |
Carinascincus coventryi (
Rawlinson, 1975)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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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 family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
The specific name, coventryi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Albert John Coventry. [3]
C. coventryi is found in the Australian states of Victoria and southern New South Wales. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of C. coventryi is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,500 m (2,000–4,900 ft). [1]
C. 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]
C. coventryi is terrestrial. [1]
C. coventryi is viviparous. [1] [2]