The Satinay sand skink (''Coggeria naufragus''), also known
commonly as the Fraser Island sand skink, is a
species of
lizard
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in the
family Scincidae. The species is native to
Australia
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.
Taxonomy
''C. naufragus'' is the
type species of the
monotypic genus ''
Coggeria''.
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Etymology
The
generic
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name, ''Coggeria'', is in honor of Australian herpetologist
Harold Cogger.
[ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Coggeria'', p. 56).]
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
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, ''naufragus'', means "shipwrecked" or "castaway" in Latin.
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Geographic range
''C. naufragus'' is endemic to Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia.[
]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of ''C. naufragus'' is forest.
Description
''C. naufragus'' has an elongated body and very small legs. There are three digits on each front foot, and three digits on each hind foot.[
]
Behavior
''C. naufragus'' is terrestrial and fossorial
A fossorial () animal is one adapted to digging which lives primarily, but not solely, underground. Some examples are badgers, naked mole-rats, clams, meerkats, and mole salamanders, as well as many beetles, wasps, and bees.
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.
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of ''C. naufragus'' is unknown.[
]
References
Further reading
* Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
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, Swan G (2013). ''A Complete Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Fourth Edition''. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .
External links
*
Skinks of Australia
Fraser Island
Taxa named by Patrick J. Couper
Taxa named by Jeanette Covacevich
Taxa named by Glenn Michael Shea
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