The ornate soil-crevice skink (Notoscincus ornatus) is a species of skink found in Australia.[2]

Notoscincus ornatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Notoscincus
Species:
N. ornatus
Binomial name
Notoscincus ornatus
(Broom, 1896)

Geographic range edit

The ornate soil-crevice skink (N. ornatus) is known to be found from the far north of Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland, to South Australia. The subspecies N. ornatus wotjulum is found in the tropical north coast and hinterland, whereas the subspecies N. ornatus ornatus is generally not.

References edit

  1. ^ Cowan, M.; Gaikhorst, G.; Zichy-Woinarski, J.; How, R. (2017). "Notoscincus ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109480793A109480807. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109480793A109480807.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Notoscincus ornatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.