Stokes's skink
Stokes's skink '' is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. It is also called commonly the gidgee skink, the gidgee spiny-tailed skink, the silubosaure, and Stokes' egernia. The species is endemic to Australia. There are four recognized subspecies.Etymology
The specific name, stokesii, is in honor of Royal Navy Admiral John Lort Stokes.
The subspecific name, zellingi, is in honor of British biological collector Charles Weldon De Burgh Birch, Count Zelling.E. stokesii is found in New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia.Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of E. stokesii are rocky areas, grassland, and shrubland.Reproduction
E. stokesii is viviparous and monogamous.Subspecies
The following four subspecies are recognized as being valid.
- Egernia stokesii aethiops
- Egernia stokesii badia
- Egernia stokesii stokesii
- Egernia stokesii zellingi
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Egernia.
