Techmarscincus

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| name = Techmarscincus (genus)
Bartle Frere skink

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| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Hoskin, C. |author2=Shea, G. |date=2018 |title=Techmarscincus jigurru |volume=2018 |page=e.T109481391A109481400 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109481391A109481400.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| genus = Techmarscincus

| parent_authority = Wells & Wellington, 1985

| species = jigurru

| authority = (Covacevich, 1984)

| synonyms = *Leiolopisma jigurru
{{small|Covacevich, 1984}}

Techmarscincus jigurru
{{small|— Wells & Wellington, 1985}}
Bartleia jigurru
{{small|— Hutchinson et al., 1990}}
Techmarscincus jigurru
{{small|— {{interlanguage link|Allen Eddy Greer|fr|lt=Greer}}, 2005}}

| synonyms_ref = {{NRDB species |genus=Techmarscincus |species=jigurru |access-date=8 January 2024}}

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Techmarscincus is a genus of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Australia, and is monotypic, containing the sole species Techmarscincus jigurru.{{NRDB genus |genus=Techmarscincus |access-date=8 January 2024}}

Techmarscincus jigurru, commonly known as the Bartle Frere skink or Bartle Frere cool-skink, is a species of rare and endangered lizard first discovered in 1981.[http://www.millaamillaa.com/threatened_animal_species.htm Rare and Endangered Animals], Wooroonooran National Park. It was described and named in 1984 by the late Australian herpetologist Jeanette Covacevich.

Geographic range

The Bartle Frere skink is endemic to Mount Bartle Frere in Queensland, Australia.

Description

T. jigurru has a rainbow sheen color. Its body is long and flat, with short limbs and a long tail.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Australia Atlas of Living Species: Techmarscincus jigurru (Bartle Frere Cool-Skink) |url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/4c2f1efa-bd1c-41b9-832e-bb2ef5a57ff4 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=bie.ala.org.au |language=en-AU}}

Behaviour

The Bartle Frere skink is agile and energetic. It is only seen out and basking during the day. It spends most of its time on top of exposed granite boulders. A night, it retreats into cracks in the exposed granite. The Bartle Frere skink tolerates juveniles in the same area, as most skinks do not.

Habitat

The Bartle Frere skink occurs at elevations of {{convert|1400|to|1622|m|ft|abbr=on}} on the top of Mount Bartle Frere. The climate is of a temperate rain forest.[http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/bartle-frere/culture.html Bartle Frere] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425033841/http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/bartle-frere/culture.html |date=2010-04-25 }}, Dept. of Environment and Resource Management, Queensland.

Reproduction

T. jigurru is oviparous.

References

External links

[http://www.pbase.com/gehyra/image/113390090 Techmarscincus jigurru image], PBase.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120225050634/http://www.jcu.edu.au/rainforest/publications/maps/map147.pdf Techmarscincus jigurru Bartle Frere Skink], Map.