Concinnia ampla (Covacevich & Mcdonald, 1980) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Concinnia ampla (Covacevich & Mcdonald, 1980)

Concinnia ampla (Covacevich & Mcdonald, 1980)

The lemon-barred forest-skink is a species of sound-producing skink found in Queensland, Australia.

Family
Genus
Concinnia
Order
Class
Squamata

About Concinnia ampla (Covacevich & Mcdonald, 1980)

The lemon-barred forest-skink, scientifically known as Concinnia ampla, is a species of skink that occurs in Queensland, Australia. It typically inhabits montane forest or rainforest, living around rock outcrops, rocks, or tree roots linked to streams. At night, this skink sleeps on exposed rock faces. It is among the small number of skink species that produce sounds when captured.

Photo: (c) Chris Nash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chris Nash · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Concinnia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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