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Yakka skink

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Yakka skink
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Egernia
Species:
E. rugosa
Binomial name
Egernia rugosa
De Vis, 1888

The yakka skink (Egernia rugosa) is a species of large skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Brigalow Belt in Queensland in eastern Australia.[2][3]

It is listed as a vulnerable species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Egernia rugosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. 2018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178485A101747998.en.
  2. ^ Egernia rugosa at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 December 2018.
  3. ^ Australian Biological Resources Study (20 August 2013). "Species Egernia rugosa De Vis, 1888". Australian Faunal Directory. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Egernia rugosa - Yakka Skinkm". Species Profile and Threats Database. SPRAT profile. Australian Government. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

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