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Lissolepis coventryi (Storr, 1978) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Lissolepis coventryi (Storr, 1978) (Lissolepis coventryi (Storr, 1978))
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Lissolepis coventryi (Storr, 1978)

Lissolepis coventryi (Storr, 1978)

Lissolepis coventryi is a viviparous Australian lizard that lives in freshwater wetlands, with a tail almost 1.5x its body length.

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Family
Genus
Lissolepis
Order
Class
Squamata

About Lissolepis coventryi (Storr, 1978)

Size

Lissolepis coventryi has an average snout-to-vent length of 8 centimeters (3.1 inches), and a long tail that measures almost one and a half times its snout-to-vent length.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Australian states of South Australia and Victoria; it may also be found in New South Wales.

Habitat

Its preferred natural habitat is freshwater wetlands, including marshes and swamps.

Reproduction

Lissolepis coventryi reproduces via viviparity.

Photo: (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Reiner Richter · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Lissolepis

More from Scincidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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