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Lewis' Shadeskink
Saproscincus lewisi
Saproscincus lewisi, also known commonly as the Cooktown shade-skink and the northern wet tropics shadeskink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.
From the article Saproscincus lewisi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults of S. lewisi have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 42 mm (1.7 in). At midbody the scales are arranged in 22–24 rows around the body. Dorsally, it is brown or bronze, with darker flecks.
In human culture
The specific name, lewisi, is in honor of Lewis Roberts, who collected the holotype.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 37720.