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Distribution

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Continent: Australia
Distribution: Australia (SE New South Wales, Victoria)
Type locality: 2 km N of Mt. St. Leonard, in 37° 33 S, 145° 32 E, Vic.
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Carinascincus coventryi

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Carinascincus coventryi, also known commonly as Coventry's window-eyed skink and the southern forest cool-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, coventryi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Albert John Coventry.[3]

Geographic range

C. coventryi is found in the Australian states of Victoria and southern New South Wales.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. coventryi is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,500 m (2,000–4,900 ft).[1]

Description

C. coventryi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5 cm (2.0 in), with a long tail which is about one and a third times SVL.[4]

Behavior

C. coventryi is terrestrial.[1]

Reproduction

C. coventryi is viviparous.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Shea, G.; Cogger, H.; Greenlees, M. (2018). "Carinascincus coventryi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109480581A109480590. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109480581A109480590.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Carinascincus coventryi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Niveoscincus coventryi, p. 60).
  4. ^ Rawlinson PA (1975).
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Carinascincus coventryi: Brief Summary

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Carinascincus coventryi, also known commonly as Coventry's window-eyed skink and the southern forest cool-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

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