AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Scincidae / Harrisoniascincus
Rainforest cool-skink
Harrisoniascincus
- Wells & Wellington, 1985
Pronunciation: | HARR-iss-son-ee-ah-SKINK-uss | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Etymology: | "Named for the late Dr Launcelot Harrison, of Sydney University, N.S.W."1 | |||||||||
Taxonomic notes: |
The sole member of this genus was previously the sole member of Cautula. |
|||||||||
Notes: | ||||||||||
Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 1 out of 1 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: rainforest cool-skink (Harrisoniascincus zia) at 5.5 cm Longest Australian species: rainforest cool-skink (Harrisoniascincus zia) at 5.5 cm |
|||||||||
Number of Australian species: | 1 | |||||||||
|
- Wells, Richard W. & Wellington, Ross C. (1985). A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology, Supplementary Series, 1:1-61. - search web for this article