Anepischetosia maccoyi (Lucas & Frost, 1894)

Common Names and Classification

Anepischetosia maccoyi (Lucas & Frost, 1894), commonly known by multiple common names including the highlands forest-skink, highlands forest skink, Maccoy's elf skink, and McCoy's skink, is a species of lizard. It belongs to the subfamily Eugongylinae of the skink family Scincidae.

Genus Status and Endemism

This species is the only member of the monotypic genus Anepischetosia, and it is endemic to Australia.

Distribution

Anepischetosia maccoyi is distributed across the Australian states of New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria.

Habitat

The species' preferred natural habitat is forest.

Reproduction Discrepancies

There is conflicting information about the mode of reproduction of Anepischetosia maccoyi. It has been suggested to be ovoviviparous, while The Reptile Database classifies the species as oviparous.

Original Reproduction Description

However, in Lucas and Frost's original 1894 description of the species, they recorded that young develop within the parent's body, with eight or nine young being born in January or February.