Saproscincus challengeri


Saproscincus challengeri, also known commonly as the Border Ranges shadeskink, Challenger's skink, the challenging shade skink, and the orange-tailed shadeskink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.

Etymology

George Albert Boulenger, herpetologist at the British Museum (Natural History) named S. challengeri after the Challenger expedition in 1887.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. challengeri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to.status 18 November 2021"//>

Reproduction

S. challengeri is oviparous.