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Pygmaeascincus
''Pygmaeascincus'' is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. All member species are endemic to Australia. Species The following three species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: *'' Pygmaeascincus koshlandae'' – fine-browed dwarf skink *''Pygmaeascincus sadlieri'' – Magnetic Island dwarf skink *'' Pygmaeascincus timlowi'' – dwarf litter-skink ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Pygmaeascincus''. Etymology The specific name, ''sadlieri'', is in honor of Australian herpetologist Ross Allen Sadlier.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Menetia sadlieri'', p. 231; ''M. timlowi'', p. 161). The specific name, ''timlowi'', is in honor of Australian biologist Tim Low Tim Low (born 1956) is an Australian biologist and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pygmaeascincus
''Pygmaeascincus'' is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. All member species are endemic to Australia. Species The following three species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: *'' Pygmaeascincus koshlandae'' – fine-browed dwarf skink *''Pygmaeascincus sadlieri'' – Magnetic Island dwarf skink *'' Pygmaeascincus timlowi'' – dwarf litter-skink ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Pygmaeascincus''. Etymology The specific name, ''sadlieri'', is in honor of Australian herpetologist Ross Allen Sadlier.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Menetia sadlieri'', p. 231; ''M. timlowi'', p. 161). The specific name, ''timlowi'', is in honor of Australian biologist Tim Low Tim Low (born 1956) is an Australian biologist and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pygmaeascincus Koshlandae
The fine-browed dwarf skink (''Pygmaeascincus koshlandae'') is a species of skink found in Queensland in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References Pygmaeascincus Reptiles described in 1991 Skinks of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Allen Eddy Greer {{Skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pygmaeascincus Timlowi
The dwarf litter-skink (''Pygmaeascincus timlowi'') is a species of skink found in Queensland in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References Pygmaeascincus Reptiles described in 1977 Skinks of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Glen Joseph Ingram Reptiles of Queensland {{Skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pygmaeascincus Sadlieri
The Magnetic Island dwarf skink (''Pygmaeascincus sadlieri'') is a species of skink found in Queensland in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References Pygmaeascincus Reptiles described in 1991 Skinks of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Allen Eddy Greer {{Skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Low
Tim Low (born 1956) is an Australian biologist and author of articles and books on nature and conservation ethic, conservation. His seventh book, ''Where Song Began: Australia's Birds and How They Changed the World'', became the first nature book ever to win thAustralian Book Industry Awardsprize for best General Non Fiction, in 2015. In the same year it was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's History Awards. An earlier book, ''Feral Future'', inspired the formation of an NGO, the Invasive Species Council. His earlier books helped popularise Australian bush tucker. Four of his books have won national prizes. For twenty years Low wrote a column in ''Nature Australia'', Australia's leading nature magazine. He contributes to Wildlife Australia', ''Australian Geographic'', ''Australian Birdlife'' and other magazines. Low became very interested in reptiles as a teenager and discovered several new species of lizard. He named the Gehyra, chain-backed dtella (''Gehyra catenata'') and had th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in different habitats except arctic and subarctic regions. Description Skinks look like lizards of the family Lacertidae (sometimes called ''true lizards''), but most species of skinks have no pronounced neck and relatively small legs. Several genera (e.g., ''Typhlosaurus'') have no limbs at all. This is not true for all skinks, however, as some species such as the red-eyed crocodile skink have a head that is very distinguished from the body. These lizards also have legs that are relatively small proportional to their body size. Skinks' skulls are covered by substantial bony scales, usually matching up in shape and size, while overlapping. Other gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizard Genera
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia although some lizards are more closely related to these two excluded groups than they are to other lizards. Lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos a few centimeters long to the 3-meter-long Komodo dragon. Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. Some lineages (known as "legless lizards"), have secondarily lost their legs, and have long snake-like bodies. Some such as the forest-dwelling ''Draco'' lizards are able to glide. They are often territorial, the males fighting off other males and signalling, often with bright colours, to attract mates and to intimidate rivals. Lizards are mainly carnivorous, often being sit-and-wait predators; many smaller species eat insects, while the Komodo eats mammals as bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binomial Nomenclature
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages. Such a name is called a binomial name (which may be shortened to just "binomial"), a binomen, name or a scientific name; more informally it is also historically called a Latin name. The first part of the name – the '' generic name'' – identifies the genus to which the species belongs, whereas the second part – the specific name or specific epithet – distinguishes the species within the genus. For example, modern humans belong to the genus ''Homo'' and within this genus to the species ''Homo sapiens''. ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' is likely the most widely known binomial. The ''formal'' introduction of this system of naming species is credit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nota Bene
(, or ; plural form ) is a Latin phrase meaning "note well". It is often abbreviated as NB, n.b., or with the ligature and first appeared in English writing . In Modern English, it is used, particularly in legal papers, to draw the attention of the reader to a certain (side) aspect or detail of the subject being addressed. While ''NB'' is also often used in academic writing, ''note'' is a common substitute. The markings used to draw readers' attention in medieval manuscripts are also called marks. The common medieval markings do not, however, include the abbreviation ''NB''. The usual medieval equivalents are anagrams from the four letters in the word , the abbreviation DM from ("worth remembering"), or a symbol of a little hand (☞), called a manicule or index, with the index finger pointing towards the beginning of the significant passage.Raymond Clemens and Timothy Graham, Introduction to Manuscript Studies (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2007), p. 44. Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
