Techmarscincus is a genus of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Australia, and is monotypic, containing the sole species Techmarscincus jigurru.[3]
| Techmarscincus (genus) Bartle Frere skink | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Techmarscincus Wells & Wellington, 1985 |
| Species: | T. jigurru
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| Binomial name | |
| Techmarscincus jigurru (Covacevich, 1984)
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Techmarscincus jigurru, commonly known as the Bartle Frere skink or Bartle Frere cool-skink,[1][2] is a species of rare and endangered lizard first discovered in 1981.[4] It was described and named in 1984 by the late Australian herpetologist Jeanette Covacevich.[1][2]
Geographic range edit
The Bartle Frere skink is endemic to Mount Bartle Frere in Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
Description edit
T. jigurru has a rainbow sheen color. Its body is long and flat, with short limbs and a long tail.
Behaviour edit
The Bartle Frere skink is agile and energetic. It is only seen out and basking during the day. It spends most of its time on top of exposed granite boulders. A night, it retreats into cracks in the exposed granite. The Bartle Frere skink tolerates juveniles in the same area, as most skinks do not.
Habitat edit
The Bartle Frere skink occurs at elevations of 1,400 to 1,622 m (4,593 to 5,322 ft) on the top of Mount Bartle Frere.[1] The climate is of a temperate rain forest.[5]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Hoskin, C.; Shea, G. (2018). "Techmarscincus jigurru". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109481391A109481400. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109481391A109481400.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Techmarscincus jigurru at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 January 2024.
- ^ Techmarscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 January 2024.
- ^ Rare and Endangered Animals, Wooroonooran National Park.
- ^ Bartle Frere Archived 2010-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, Dept. of Environment and Resource Management, Queensland.
External links edit
Further reading edit
- Covacevich J (1984). "A biogeographically significant new species of Leiolopisma (Scincidae) from north eastern Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 21 (2): 401-411. (Leiolopisma jigurru, new species).
- Wells RW, Wellington CR (1985). "A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia". Australian J. Herpetol., Supplemental Series 1: 1-61. (Techmarscincus jigurru, new combination).