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Satinay Sand Skink
Coggeria naufragus
The Satinay sand skink (Coggeria naufragus), also known commonly as the Fraser Island sand skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Australia.
From the article Satinay sand skink on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
C. naufragus has an elongated body and very small legs. There are three digits on each front foot, and three digits on each hind foot.
In human culture
The generic name, Coggeria, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger. The specific name, naufragus, means "shipwrecked" or "castaway" in Latin.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Coggeria naufragus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37192.