Pseudemoia rawlinsoni

Pseudemoia rawlinsoni, also commonly known as the glossy grass skink and Rawlinson's window-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Pseudemoia rawlinsoni
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Pseudemoia
Species:	P. rawlinsoni
Binomial name
Pseudemoia rawlinsoni (Hutchinson & Donnellan, 1988)
Synonyms[2]
Leiolopisma rawlinsoni Hutchinson & Donnellan, 1988 Pseudemoia rawlinsoni — Hutchinson et al., 1990

Etymology

The specific name, rawlinsoni, is in honour of Australian herpetologist Peter Alan Rawlinson (1942–1991).^[3]

Geographic range

Native to southeastern Australia, P. rawlinsoni is found in New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria.^[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. rawlinsoni are grassland and freshwater wetlands.^[1]

Reproduction

P. rawlinsoni is viviparous.^[2]