Species profile—Cyclodomorphus melanops (spinifex slender bluetongue)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Reptilia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (reptiles) → Scincidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia&family=scincidae ) (skinks) → Cyclodomorphus melanops (spinifex slender bluetongue)

Photo of Cyclodomorphus melanops (spinifex slender bluetongue) - Dollery, C.,QPWS,2001 ( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/905?f=.jpg )
Go to Photo gallery ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=217#imgGallery )

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=217&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=217&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=217 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (animals)
Class
Reptilia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (reptiles)
Family
Scincidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia&family=scincidae ) (skinks)
Scientific name
Cyclodomorphus melanops (Stirling & Zietz, 1893)
Common name
spinifex slender bluetongue
WildNet taxon ID
217
Synonym(s)
Cyclodomorphus melanops elongatus
Zeusius melanops swani
Zeusius melanops
Alternate name(s)
spinifex slender blue-tongue
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 ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=217 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=217 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.