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MacDonnell Ranges Rock Skink
Liopholis margaretae
The Flinder's Ranges rock-skink (Liopholis margaretae), also known commonly as the Centralian Ranges rock-skink and the rock egernia, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Egerniinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is endemic to central Australia.
From the article Flinder's Ranges rock-skink on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Liopholis margaretae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11.5 cm (4.5 in).
Range & habitat
Within Australia, Liopholis margaretae is found in the state of South Australia and the adjacent territory of Northern Territory.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, margaretae, is in honour of Margaret Anne Slater, wife of K.R. Slater. K.R. Slater donated the holotype to the Western Australian Museum.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Liopholis margaretae in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 38619.