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Techmarscincus

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Techmarscincus (genus)
Bartle Frere skink
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Techmarscincus
Wells & Wellington, 1985
Species:
T. jigurru
Binomial name
Techmarscincus jigurru
(Covacevich, 1984)
Synonyms[2]
  • Leiolopisma jigurru
    Covacevich, 1984
  • Techmarscincus jigurru
    — Wells & Wellington, 1985
  • Bartleia jigurru
    Hutchinson et al., 1990
  • Techmarscincus jigurru
    Greer [fr], 2005

Techmarscincus is a genus of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Australia, and is monotypic, containing the sole species Techmarscincus jigurru.[3]

Techmarscincus jigurru, commonly known as the Bartle Frere skink or Bartle Frere cool-skink,[1][2] is a species of rare and endangered lizard first discovered in 1981.[4] It was described and named in 1984 by the late Australian herpetologist Jeanette Covacevich.[1][2]

Geographic range

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The Bartle Frere skink is endemic to Mount Bartle Frere in Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

Description

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T. jigurru has a rainbow sheen color. Its body is long and flat, with short limbs and a long tail.

Behaviour

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The Bartle Frere skink is agile and energetic. It is only seen out and basking during the day. It spends most of its time on top of exposed granite boulders. A night, it retreats into cracks in the exposed granite. The Bartle Frere skink tolerates juveniles in the same area, as most skinks do not.

Habitat

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The Bartle Frere skink occurs at elevations of 1,400 to 1,622 m (4,593 to 5,322 ft) on the top of Mount Bartle Frere.[1] The climate is of a temperate rain forest.[5]

Reproduction

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T. jigurru is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Hoskin, C.; Shea, G. (2018). "Techmarscincus jigurru". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109481391A109481400. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109481391A109481400.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Techmarscincus jigurru at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 January 2024.
  3. ^ Techmarscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 January 2024.
  4. ^ Rare and Endangered Animals, Wooroonooran National Park.
  5. ^ Bartle Frere Archived 2010-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, Dept. of Environment and Resource Management, Queensland.
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Further reading

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  • Covacevich J (1984). "A biogeographically significant new species of Leiolopisma (Scincidae) from north eastern Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 21 (2): 401-411. (Leiolopisma jigurru, new species).
  • Wells RW, Wellington CR (1985). "A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia". Australian J. Herpetol., Supplemental Series 1: 1-61. (Techmarscincus jigurru, new combination).