Species profile—Emoia atrocostata atrocostata (littoral whiptail-skink)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Scincidae (skinks) → Emoia atrocostata atrocostata (littoral whiptail-skink)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- Family
- Scincidae (skinks)
- Scientific name
- Emoia atrocostata atrocostata (Lesson, 1830)
- Common name
- littoral whiptail-skink
- Type reference
- Lesson, R.P. 1830. Description de quelques reptiles nouveaux ou peu connus. pp. 34-65 in Duperrey, L.I. (ed.). (1826¿1838) Voyage Autour du Monde, Exécuté par Ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de sa Majesté, La Coquille, Pendant les Années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. Zoologie 2(1) and Atlas (Reptiles 7 pls). Paris : Arthus Bertrand.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 203
- Synonym(s)
- Scincus atrocostatus
Emoia atrocostata
Mabouia irrorata
Mabouia marmorata - Alternate name(s)
- mangrove skink
littoral whip-tail skink - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Near threatened
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
Other resources
Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) Atlas of Living AustraliaData source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=203
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
