Saproscincus czechurai

Saproscincus czechurai, also known commonly as Czechura's litter-skink, Czechura's skink, and the wedge-snouted shadeskink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.^[2]

Saproscincus czechurai
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Superfamily:	Lygosomoidea
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Saproscincus
Species:	S. czechurai
Binomial name
Saproscincus czechurai (Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981)
Synonyms[2]
Lampropholis czechurai Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981 Ctenotus czechurai — Wells & Wellington, 1983 Ctenotus czechurae — Muñoz et al., 2016

Etymology

The specific name, czechurai, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Gregory Vincent Czechura.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. czechurai is forest, at altitudes above 900 m (3,000 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

S. czechurai is oviparous.^[2]