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Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii Duméril & Bibron, 1839 is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
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Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii Duméril & Bibron, 1839

Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii Duméril & Bibron, 1839

Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii is a small Australian skink where breeding males change color, most common in open grassy woodlands.

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Family
Genus
Pseudemoia
Order
Class
Squamata

About Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii Duméril & Bibron, 1839

Taxonomy and Size

Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii, first described by Duméril & Bibron in 1839, reaches a maximum length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in) when measured without the tail.

Breeding Coloration

Male individuals of this skink species alter their coloration during the breeding season.

Distribution

This species is native to southeastern mainland Australia, Tasmania, and the islands of Bass Strait.

Habitat

It can live in a range of different habitat types, but it is most frequently found in open grassy woodlands.

Photo: (c) Tamara Leitch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Tamara Leitch · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Pseudemoia

More from Scincidae

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

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