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Major Skink
Bellatorias frerei
The major skink (Bellatorias frerei) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to part of Australia and part of Australasia.
From the article Major skink on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The holotype of B. frerei has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.3 cm (3.7 in), plus a tail length of 14 cm (5.5 in).
Range & habitat
B. frerei is found in Australia in the states of Queensland and New South Wales, and in Papua New Guinea.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
What it does
B. frerei is terrestrial and diurnal, basking to thermoregulate, and living socially in small colonies.
Wikipedia: “Behavior”
In human culture
The specific name, frerei, refers to Mount Bartle Frere where the holotype was collected.
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
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Bellatorias frerei 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 38618.