Lygisaurus tanneri

Lygisaurus tanneri, also known commonly as the Endeavour River litter-skink and Tanner's four-fingered skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Lygisaurus tanneri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Lygisaurus
Species:	L. tanneri
Binomial name
Lygisaurus tanneri Ingram & Covacevich, 1988
Synonyms[2]
Lygisaurus tanneri Ingram & Covacevich, 1988 Carlia tanneri — Stuart-Fox, Hugall & Moritz, 2002 Lygisaurus tanneri — Dolman & Hugall, 2008

Etymology

The specific name, tanneri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Charles Tanner (1911–1996).^[3]

Geographic range

L. tanneri is found in Queensland, Australia.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. tanneri is forest.^[1]