Kingdom Animalia Family Scincidae Genus Saproscincus Order Scaled reptiles | Class Reptilia Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
Similar Cophixalus petrophilus, Cape Melville leaf‑tailed, Saproscincus, Cophixalus, Saltuarius | ||
The Cape Melville shade skink, Saproscincus saltus, is a species of lizard from the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, described in 2013. It was one of three vertebrates discovered by scientists from James Cook University and National Geographic in an area of mountain rainforest in North Queensland. The lizards are active by day, running and jumping through the mossy boulder fields of Northern Queensland.
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