Species profile—Saproscincus lewisi (Cooktown shadeskink)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Scincidae (skinks) → Saproscincus lewisi (Cooktown shadeskink)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- Family
- Scincidae (skinks)
- Scientific name
- Saproscincus lewisi Couper & Keim, 1998
- Common name
- Cooktown shadeskink
- Type reference
- Couper, P. J. and Keim, L. D. (1998). Two new species of Saproscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Queensland. Mem. Q. Mus. 42(2), 465-473.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 18843
- Synonym(s)
- Saproscincus basiliscus
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
Other resources
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=18843.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
