Cape Melville shadeskink explained

The Cape Melville shadeskink (Saproscincus saltus) is a species of lizards from the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, described in 2013.^{[1] [2] [3]} It was one of three vertebrates discovered by scientists from James Cook University and National Geographic in an area of mountain rainforest in North Queensland.^[2] The lizards are active by day, running and jumping through the mossy boulder fields of Northern Queensland.^[2]

See also

• Saltuarius eximius
• Cophixalus petrophilus

Notes and References

1. Conrad J. Hoskin . 2013 . A new skink (Scincidae: Saproscincus) from rocky rainforest habitat on Cape Melville, north-east Australia . . 3722 . 3 . 385–395 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3722.3.7. 26171534 .
2. News: Gecko that looks like a leaf among new species found in Australia's 'lost world' . Jessica Aldred . . October 28, 2013 . October 28, 2013.
3. https://news.yahoo.com/lost-world-discovered-remote-australia-024127998.html 'Lost world' discovered in remote Australia