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Orange-tailed Shadeskink
Saproscincus challengeri
Saproscincus challengeri, also known commonly as the Border Ranges shadeskink, Challenger's skink, the challenging shade skink, and the orange-tailed shadeskink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.
From the article Saproscincus challengeri on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. challengeri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
George Albert Boulenger, herpetologist at the British Museum (Natural History) named S. challengeri after the Challenger expedition in 1887.
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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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 37723.