Eulamprus quoyii
| Eulamprus quoyii | |
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| Facial detail of a Sydney individual | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphenomorphinae |
| Genus: | Eulamprus |
| Species: | E. quoyii |
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| Eulamprus quoyii (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) | |
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Eulamprus quoyii, commonly known as the eastern water skink, eastern water-skink, or golden water skink, is a species of diurnal skink, which is endemic to Australia, primarily in the southeast.
Etymology
The specific name, quoyii, is in honor of French zoologist Jean René Constant Quoy.[2]
Habitat
The eastern water skink is usually found close to or on the shore of slow flowing creeks and estuaries, hence its common names. However, the eastern water skink is not restricted to areas near freshwater, and is frequently found in somewhat dry environments, including sandstone outcroppings and savanna.
Geographic range
The distribution of the eastern water skink ranges from southern Victoria to central Queensland.
References
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Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History), Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Lygosoma quoyi, pp. 230-231).
- Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième [= General Herpetology or Complete Natural History of the Reptiles. Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Lygosoma quoyii, replacement name, pp. 728-730). (in French).
External links
- Eulamprus quoyii Eastern Water Skink, www.WildHerps.com.
- Eulamprus quoyii, JCU.
- Skinks, images of Australian flora and fauna.
- Eulamprus quoyii, The Reptile Database.
- Eulamprus quoyii, Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia.
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