Carinascincus coventryi, also known commonly as Coventry's window-eyed skink and the southern forest cool-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Carinascincus |
| Species: | C. coventryi
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| Carinascincus coventryi (Rawlinson, 1975)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, coventryi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Albert John Coventry.[3]
Geographic range edit
C. coventryi is found in the Australian states of Victoria and southern New South Wales.[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of C. coventryi is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,500 m (2,000–4,900 ft).[1]
Description edit
C. coventryi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5 cm (2.0 in), with a long tail which is about one and a third times SVL.[4]
Behavior edit
C. coventryi is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction edit
C. coventryi is viviparous.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Shea, G.; Cogger, H.; Greenlees, M. (2018). "Carinascincus coventryi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109480581A109480590. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109480581A109480590.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Carinascincus coventryi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Niveoscincus coventryi, p. 60).
- ^ Rawlinson PA (1975).
Further reading edit
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. (Carinascincus coventryi, p. 426).
- Rawlinson PA (1975). "Two new lizard species from the genus Leiolopisma (Scincidae: Lygosominae) in southeastern Australia and Tasmania". Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria 36: 1–15 + Plates 1–2. (Leiolopisma coventryi, new species, pp. 2–4, Figure 1 + Plate 1, figure 1 & Plate 3, figure a).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280. (Niveoscincus coventryi).
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