Wright's skink [SEP] parent taxon
Wright's skink
Wright's skink ("Trachylepis wrightii" ) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.
Etymology.
The specific name, "wrightii", is in honor of Irish naturalist Edward Perceval Wright.
Geographic range.
"T. wrightii" is found only in Seychelles.
Habitat.
The natural habitats of "T. wrightii" are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Further reading.
- Boulenger GA (1887).
Coastal plains skink
The coastal plains skink ("Ctenotus ora") is a species of skinks, found on the Swan Coastal Plain south of Perth, Western Australia.
Taxonomy.
The species was identified in 2012 by researchers from Australian National University, who were conducting a survey of biological diversity in South-western Australia. They identified "Ctenotus ora" as a distinct species and sister taxon to the threatened Lancelin Island skink ("Ctenotus lancelini").
The binomial name "Ctenotus ora" is derived