Egernia douglasi explained

Egernia douglasi, also known commonly as the Kimberley crevice-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, Douglasi, is in honor of Australian zoologist Athol M. Douglas.^[1]

Geographic range

E. douglasi is found in the Australian state of Western Australia. It is present in the Charnley River-Artesian Range Wildlife Sanctuary in the Kimberley region of WA.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. Douglasi is a rocky area in savanna.

Reproduction

E. douglasi is ovoviviparous.

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
• Glauert L (1956). "A New Skink from West Kimberley, Egernia striolata douglasi ssp. nov." Western Australian Naturalist 5: 117–119. (Egernia striolata douglasi, new subspecies).
• Storr GM (1978). "The genus Egernia (Reptilia, Lacertilia) in Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 6 (2): 147–187. (Egernia douglasi, new taxonomic status, p. 171).
• Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
2. Web site: Charnley River – Artesian Range: ACE . . 2 January 2021.