Английская Википедия:Hosmer's spiny-tailed skink
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Hosmer's spiny-tailed skink or Hosmer's skink (Egernia hosmeri) is a species of large skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is a diurnal, rock-dwelling species native to Northern Australia.
Description
Hosmer's spiny-tailed skink is mostly reddish-brown on top, with both scattered darker and paler spots along the back, legs, and tail. It has a darker brown head and neck, white abdomen, and a few dark brown blotches under the chin. The snout–vent length (SVL) is 180mm, with a round, tapering tail about 60% of the SVL.[1] It is most closely related to Cunningham's spiny-tailed skink (Egernia cunninghami), however the tail of E. hosmeri is flattened and spinier than that of E. cunninghami.[2]
Geographic range
Hosmer's spiny-tailed skin is found throughout dry, rocky regions of Queensland and the Northern Territory.[1][3]
Reproduction
Like some other reptiles, it is viviparous, giving birth to an average of four live young at a time.[4]
Diet
Hosmer's spiny-tailed skink is omnivorous, eating insects, leaves, shoots, and berries.[4]
References
- Английская Википедия
- Reptiles described in 1955
- Skinks of Australia
- Egernia
- Reptiles of Queensland
- Reptiles of the Northern Territory
- Endemic fauna of Australia
- Taxa named by James Roy Kinghorn
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