| Saproscincus challengeri | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Saproscincus |
| Species: | S. challengeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Saproscincus challengeri (Boulenger, 1887) | |
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Saproscincus challengeri, also known commonly as the Border Ranges shadeskink, Challenger's skink, the challenging shade skink, and the orange-tailed shadeskink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.
Etymology
George Albert Boulenger, herpetologist at the British Museum (Natural History) named S. challengeri after the Challenger expedition in 1887.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. challengeri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft).
Reproduction
S. challengeri is oviparous.
References
- ^ Shea, G.; Wilson, S.; Sanderson, C.; Hobson, R. (2018). "Saproscincus challengeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109481194A109481212. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109481194A109481212.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Saproscincus challengeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 9781421401355. xiii + 296 pp. (Saproscincus challengeri, p. 51).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ, Anelytropidæ, Dibamidæ, Chamæleontidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Lygosoma challengeri, new species, p. 268 + Plate XIX, figures 3, 3a).
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Greer AE (1974). "The genetic relationships of the Scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplemental Series 22 (31): 1–67. (Lampropholis challengeri, new combination, p. 21).
- Sadlier RA, Colgan DJ, Shea GM (1993). "Taxonomy and distribution of the scincid lizard Saproscincus challengeri and related species in southeastern Australia". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 34 (1): 139–158. (Saproscincus challengeri, new combination).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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