• Source: Concinnia frerei

Concinnia frerei, also known commonly as the stout bar-sided skink or the stout barsided skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.




Etymology


The specific name, frerei, refers to Mount Bartle Frere where the holotype was collected.




Geographic range


C. frerei is found in northeastern Queensland.




Habitat


The preferred natural habitat of C. frerei is rocky mountaintops, at altitudes of 1,210–1,622 m (3,970–5,322 ft).




Description


C. frerei has five digits on each of its four feet. The holotype, an adult male, has a snout-to-vent length of 6.6 cm (2.6 in), plus a tail length of 8.2 cm (3.2 in).




Reproduction


C. frerei is ovoviviparous.




References






Further reading


Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Greer AE (1992). "Revision of the Species Previously Associated with the Australian Scincid Lizard Eulamprus tenuis ". Records of the Australian Museum 44 (1): 7–19. (Eulamprus frerei, new species, pp. 16–18, Figures 10–11).
Skinner A, Hutchinson MN, Lee MSY (2013). "Phylogeny and Divergence Times of Australian Sphenomorphus Group Skinks (Scincidae, Squamata)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69 (3): 906–918. (Concinnia frerei, new combination).
Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Concinnia frerei
• Concinnia
• Mount Bartle Frere
• Eulamprus
• Stout barsided skink
• List of Nature Conservation Act endangered fauna of Queensland
• IUCN Red List vulnerable species (Animalia)