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Pseudemoia pagenstecheri (Lindholm, 1901) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Pseudemoia pagenstecheri (Lindholm, 1901) (Pseudemoia pagenstecheri (Lindholm, 1901))
Animalia

Pseudemoia pagenstecheri (Lindholm, 1901)

Pseudemoia pagenstecheri (Lindholm, 1901)

Pseudemoia pagenstecheri, the southern grass tussock skink, is an endemic viviparous Australian skink living in tussock grasslands.

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Family
Genus
Pseudemoia
Order
Class
Squamata

About Pseudemoia pagenstecheri (Lindholm, 1901)

Taxonomy and Common Names

Pseudemoia pagenstecheri, commonly known by the common names southern grass tussock skink or southern tussock grass skink, is a species of lizard that belongs to the family Scincidae.

Endemic Range

This species is endemic to Australia.

Distribution within Australia

It can be found in eastern New South Wales, Tasmania, and northeastern Victoria within Australia.

Preferred Habitat

Its preferred natural habitat is tussock grassland, particularly medium to tall tussock grass.

Reproduction Mode

Pseudemoia pagenstecheri reproduces via viviparity, meaning it gives birth to live young instead of laying eggs.

Photo: (c) Euan Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Euan Moore · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Pseudemoia

More from Scincidae

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

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