Pseudemoia spenceri explained

Pseudemoia spenceri, also known commonly as Spencer's widow-eyed skink or the trunk-climbing cool-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, spenceri, is in honour of English-Australian biologist Walter Baldwin Spencer.^[1]

Geographic range

P. spenceri is found in southeastern Australia, in the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. spenceri are forest and rocky areas.

Reproduction

P. spenceri is viviparous.^[2]

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
• Kinghorn JR (1929). "A New Species of Lygosoma from New South Wales" Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 54: 32–33. .
• Lucas AHS, Frost C (1894). "The Lizards indigenous to Victoria". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Australia, New Series 6: 24–92 + Plate II. .
• Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]
2. www.reptile-database.org.