Three-toed snake-tooth skink

Three-toed snake-tooth skink
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Coeranoscincus
Species:	C. reticulatus
Binomial name
Coeranoscincus reticulatus (Günther, 1873)
Synonyms[2][3]
Chelomeles reticulatus Günther, 1873 Lygosoma reticulatum (Günther, 1873) Anomalopus reticulatus (Günther, 1873) Saiphos reticulatus (Günther, 1873)

The three-toed snake-tooth skink (Coeranoscincus reticulatus) is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.^[1][2][3] It occurs in subtropical rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest, and montane forest on rich dark soils on the coast and adjacent ranges; some coastal/island populations (Fraser Island and Cooloola) occur on pale sands in lowlands.^[1]

Coeranoscincus reticulatus measure 67–195 mm (2.6–7.7 in) in snout–vent length. The limbs are reduced with three digits in each.^[2]

In 2016, the three-toed snake-tooth skink was added to the Australian federal government’s list of threatened species.^[4]

References

1. Greenlees, M.; Hobson, R.; Shea, G.; Vanderduys, E.; Venz, M.; Wilson, S. (2018). "Coeranoscincus reticulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T5106A101742801. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T5106A101742801.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. Coeranoscincus reticulatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 February 2023.
3. "Species Coeranoscincus reticulatus (Günther, 1873)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
4. Hunt, Elle (2016-05-06). "Australia quietly adds 49 species to threatened and endangered lists". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-07-19.