Species profile—Saproscincus basiliscus (basilisk shadeskink)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Scincidae (skinks) → Saproscincus basiliscus (basilisk shadeskink)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- Family
- Scincidae (skinks)
- Scientific name
- Saproscincus basiliscus (Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981)
- Common name
- basilisk shadeskink
- Type reference
- Ingram, G. & Rawlinson, P. 1981. Five new species of skinks (genus Lampropholis) from Queensland and New South Wales. Mem. Q. Mus. 20(2): 311-17.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 122
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=122.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
