Pedra Branca Cool-skink (species: Niveoscincus palfreymani) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Niveoscincus palfreymani
Pedra Branca Cool-skink

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Scincidae
Genus Niveoscincus
Species Niveoscincus palfreymani
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Distinguishing features

Adults are a glossy charcoal colour while juveniles are more lightly coloured. (Wikipedia)

Size

  • Up to 9.5 cm (Snout to vent length)

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It is endemic to Australia, and is restricted to the windswept Pedra Branca, an island off southern Tasmania of only 2.5 ha, where it is dependent on the seabird colonies. (Wikipedia)

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