Species profile—Saproscincus saltus (Cape Melville shade skink)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Scincidae (skinks) → Saproscincus saltus (Cape Melville shade skink)
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- Family
- Scincidae (skinks)
- Scientific name
- Saproscincus saltus Hoskin, 2013
- Common name
- Cape Melville shade skink
- Type reference
- Hoskin, C.J. (2013). A new skink (Scincidae: Saproscincus) from rocky rainforest habitat on Cape Melville, north-east Australia. Zootaxa 3722(3): 385-395.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 34971
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Confidential
- Yes
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Terrestrial
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=34971.
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
