Carinascincus coventryi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Carinascincus
Species:
C. coventryi
Binomial name
Carinascincus coventryi
(Rawlinson, 1975)
Synonyms[2]
  • Leiolopisma coventryi
    Rawlinson, 1975
  • Niveoscincus coventryi
    — Hutchinson et al., 1990
  • Pseudemoia coventryi
    — Frank & Ramus, 1995
  • Harrisoniascincus coventryi
    — Greer, 2005
  • Carinascincus coventryi
    — Couper et al., 2006

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.

Etymology

The specific name, coventryi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Albert John Coventry.[3]

Geographic range

C. coventryi is found in the Australian states of Victoria and southern New South Wales.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. coventryi is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,500 m (2,000–4,900 ft).[1]

Description

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]

Behavior

C. coventryi is terrestrial.[1]

Reproduction

C. coventryi is viviparous.[1][2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 Carinascincus coventryi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ↑ 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).
  4. ↑ Rawlinson PA (1975).

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carinascincus coventryi.
  • 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).


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