Three-toed snake-tooth skink

The three-toed snake-tooth skink (Coeranoscincus reticulatus) is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.^[1][2][3] It occurs in subtropical rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest, and montane forest on rich dark soils on the coast and adjacent ranges; some coastal/island populations (Fraser Island and Cooloola) occur on pale sands in lowlands.^[1]

Three-toed snake-tooth skink
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Sphenomorphidae
Genus:	Coeranoscincus
Species:	C. reticulatus
Binomial name
Coeranoscincus reticulatus (Günther, 1873)
Synonyms[2][3]
Chelomeles reticulatus Günther, 1873 Lygosoma reticulatum (Günther, 1873) Anomalopus reticulatus (Günther, 1873) Saiphos reticulatus (Günther, 1873)

Coeranoscincus reticulatus measure 67–195 mm (2.6–7.7 in) in snout–vent length. The limbs are reduced with three digits in each.^[2]

In 2016, the three-toed snake-tooth skink was added to the Australian federal government's list of threatened species.^[4]