Species profile—Saproscincus challengeri (orange-tailed shadeskink)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Scincidae (skinks) → Saproscincus challengeri (orange-tailed shadeskink)

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Species details

Kingdom

Animalia (animals)

Class

Reptilia (reptiles)

Family

Scincidae (skinks)

Scientific name

Saproscincus challengeri (Boulenger, 1887)

Common name

orange-tailed shadeskink

Type reference

Boulenger, G.A. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards of the British Museum (Natural History). 3. British Museum, London. 575pp.

WildNet taxon ID

123

Synonym(s)

Lygosoma challengeri
Lampropholis challengeri
Leiolopisma challengeri

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status

Least concern

Conservation significant

No

Endemicity

Native

Pest status

Nil

Other resources

• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
• Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=123.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.