Concinnia frerei

Concinnia frerei
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Concinnia
Species:
C. frerei
Binomial name
Concinnia frerei
(Greer, 1992)
Synonyms

Concinnia frerei, also known commonly as the stout bar-sided skink or the stout barsided skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, frerei, refers to Mount Bartle Frere where the holotype was collected.

Geographic range

C. frerei is found in northeastern Queensland.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. frerei is rocky mountaintops, at altitudes of 1,210–1,622 m (3,970–5,322 ft).

Description

C. frerei has five digits on each of its four feet. The holotype, an adult male, has a snout-to-vent length of 6.6 cm (2.6 in), plus a tail length of 8.2 cm (3.2 in).

Reproduction

C. frerei is ovoviviparous.

References

  1. ^ a b Hoskin, C.; Shea, G. (2018). "Concinnia frerei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109452204A109452214. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109452204A109452214.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Concinnia frerei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
  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. (Eulamprus frerei, p. 94).
  4. ^ Greer AE (1992).

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Greer AE (1992). "Revision of the Species Previously Associated with the Australian Scincid Lizard Eulamprus tenuis ". Records of the Australian Museum 44 (1): 7–19. (Eulamprus frerei, new species, pp. 16–18, Figures 10–11).
  • Skinner A, Hutchinson MN, Lee MSY (2013). "Phylogeny and Divergence Times of Australian Sphenomorphus Group Skinks (Scincidae, Squamata)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69 (3): 906–918. (Concinnia frerei, 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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