| Saproscincus czechurai | |
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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. czechurai |
| Binomial name | |
| Saproscincus czechurai (Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Saproscincus czechurai, also known commonly as Czechura's litter-skink, Czechura's skink, and the wedge-snouted shadeskink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, czechurai, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Gregory Vincent Czechura.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. czechurai is forest, at altitudes above 900 m (3,000 ft).
Reproduction
S. czechurai is oviparous.
References
- ^ Shea, G.; Hoskin, C. (2018). "Saproscincus czechurai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178334A101745621. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178334A101745621.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Saproscincus czechurai 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. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Saproscincus czechurai, p. 63).
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Ingram GJ, Rawlinson PA (1981). "Five new species of skinks (genus Lampropholis) from Queensland and New South Wales". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20 (2): 311–317. (Lampropholis czechurai, new species).
- 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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