Techmarscincus

Techmarscincus (genus) Bartle Frere skink
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Techmarscincus Wells & Wellington, 1985
Species:	T. jigurru
Binomial name
Techmarscincus jigurru (Covacevich, 1984)
Synonyms[2]
Leiolopisma jigurru Covacevich, 1984 Techmarscincus jigurru — Wells & Wellington, 1985 Bartleia jigurru — Hutchinson et al., 1990 Techmarscincus jigurru — Greer [fr], 2005

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.[3]

Techmarscincus jigurru, commonly known as the Bartle Frere skink or Bartle Frere cool-skink,[1][2] is a species of rare and endangered lizard first discovered in 1981.[4] It was described and named in 1984 by the late Australian herpetologist Jeanette Covacevich.[1][2]

Geographic range

The Bartle Frere skink is endemic to Mount Bartle Frere in Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

Description

T. jigurru has a rainbow sheen color. Its body is long and flat, with short limbs and a long tail.[5]

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.[5]

Habitat

The Bartle Frere skink occurs at elevations of 1,400 to 1,622 m (4,593 to 5,322 ft) on the top of Mount Bartle Frere.[1] The climate is of a temperate rain forest.[6]

Reproduction

T. jigurru is oviparous.[2]

References

1. Hoskin, C.; Shea, G. (2018). "Techmarscincus jigurru". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109481391A109481400. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109481391A109481400.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Techmarscincus jigurru at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 January 2024.
3. Techmarscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 January 2024.
4. Rare and Endangered Animals, Wooroonooran National Park.
5. "Australia Atlas of Living Species: Techmarscincus jigurru (Bartle Frere Cool-Skink)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
6. Bartle Frere Archived 2010-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, Dept. of Environment and Resource Management, Queensland.

External links

• Techmarscincus jigurru image, PBase.
• Techmarscincus jigurru Bartle Frere Skink, Map.

Further reading

• Covacevich J (1984). "A biogeographically significant new species of Leiolopisma (Scincidae) from north eastern Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 21 (2): 401-411. (Leiolopisma jigurru, new species).
• Wells RW, Wellington CR (1985). "A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia". Australian J. Herpetol., Supplemental Series 1: 1-61. (Techmarscincus jigurru, new combination).