Pseudemoia spenceri (Lucas & Frost, 1894) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pseudemoia spenceri (Lucas & Frost, 1894)

Pseudemoia spenceri (Lucas & Frost, 1894)

Pseudemoia spenceri (Spencer's widow-eyed skink) is a viviparous scincid lizard endemic to southeastern Australia.

Family
Genus
Pseudemoia
Order
Class
Squamata

About Pseudemoia spenceri (Lucas & Frost, 1894)

Pseudemoia spenceri, scientifically described by Lucas & Frost in 1894, is commonly known as Spencer's widow-eyed skink or the trunk-climbing cool-skink. It is a species of lizard belonging to the family Scincidae, and it is endemic to Australia. This skink is found in southeastern Australia, specifically within the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. Its preferred natural habitats are forest and rocky areas. Pseudemoia spenceri reproduces via viviparity.

Photo: (c) Tamara Leitch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Tamara Leitch · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Pseudemoia

More from Scincidae

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

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