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Southwestern Crevice Skink
Egernia napoleonis
The southwestern crevice-skink (Egernia napoleonis), also known commonly as the south-western crevice skink and the Napoleon skink, is a species of large skink, a lizard in the subfamily Egerniinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia.
From the article Southwestern crevice-skink on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults of Egernia napoleonis usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 13.5 cm (5.3 in). The body is robust and relatively flattened. The dorsal scales are keeled, with two to four sharp keels per scale. Dorsally, the colouration is olive brown, with small darker spots which tend to align in three longitudinal series. There is a broad pale zone on the flanks. Ventrally, it is salmon pink to orangish brown.
Range & habitat
Egernia naploleonis is found in southwestern Western Australia including islands of the Recherche Archipelago.
Wikipedia: “Geographic distribution”
What it does
Egernia napoleonis is both arboreal and saxicolous (rock-dwelling), sheltering under bark and in rock crevices.
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
In human culture
The specific name, napoleonis, refers to Terre Napoléon, a former name for parts of southern Australia.
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 Egernia napoleonis 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 38612.