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Satinay sand skink
Coggeria - Couper, Covacevich, Marsterson and Shea, 1996

Pronunciation: KOG-err-EE-ah
 Etymology: "For Harold Cogger, former Curator of Reptiles and Deputy Director of the Australian Museum, for his many contributions to knowledge and conservation."1

Taxonomic notes:

Notes:
Statistics: Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 1 out of 1 Australian species

Size range:
Smallest Australian species: satinay sand skink (Coggeria naufragus) at 12.6 cm
 Longest Australian species: satinay sand skink (Coggeria naufragus) at 12.6 cm
Number of Australian species: 1
 

satinay sand skink (Coggeria naufragus)
Fraser Island, Queensland
Photo © Eric Vanderduys
satinay sand skink (Coggeria naufragus) distribution range map Coggeria naufragus
Satinay sand skink
Year described
Couper, Covacevich, Marsterson & Shea 1996
Description

References
  1. Couper, P.J.; Covacevich, J.A.; Marsterson, S.P.; & Shea, G.M. (1996). Coggeria naufragus gen. et sp. nov., a sand-swimming skink from Fraser Island, Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 39(2):233-241.
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