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Lyon's snake-eyed skink

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Lyon's snake-eyed skink
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Austroablepharus
Species:
A. barrylyoni
Binomial name
Austroablepharus barrylyoni
Synonyms[2]
  • Proablepharus barrylyoni
    Couper, Limpus, McDonald & Amey, 2010
  • Austroablepharis
    — Couper, Hoskin, Potter, Bragg & Moritz, 2018

Lyon's snake-eyed skink (Austroablepharus barrylyoni) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, barrylyoni, is in honour of Australian wildlife conservationist Barry Lyon, who is the ranger in charge of the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve.[3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of A. barrylyoni is grassland.[1]

Description

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A. barrylyoni may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5 cm (2.0 in). Its dorsal body pattern consists of alternating dark and light stripes.[2] The tail is red/orange in adults.[4]

Reproduction

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The mode of reproduction of A. barrylyoni is unknown.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Couper P, Vanderduys E, Macdonald SM (2018). "Proablepharus barrylyoni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T109480879A109480882. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109480879A109480882.en. Downloaded on 06 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Austroablepharus barrylyoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Proablepharus barrylyoni, p. 18).
  4. ^ Couper P, Hoskin CJ et al. (2018).

Further reading

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  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. (Proablepharus barrylyoni).
  • Couper PJ, Hoskin CJ, Potter S, Bragg JG, Moritz C (2018). "A new genus to accommodate three skinks currently assigned to Proablepharus (Lacertilia: Scincidae)". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature 60: 227–231. (Austroablepharus barrylyoni, new combination, p. 230).
  • Couper PJ, Limpus CJ, McDonald KR, Amey AP (2010). "A new species of Proablepharus (Scincidae: Lygosominae) from Mt Surprise, north-eastern Queensland, Australia". Zootaxa 2433: 62–68. (Proablepharus barrylyoni, new species).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280. (Proablepharus barrylyoni).