| Bartle Frere Skink | |
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| Information | |
| Range | Queensland |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Family | Scincidae |
| Genus | Techmarscincus |
| Species | T. jigurru |
The Bartle frere skink (Techmarscincus jigurru) is a rare and endangered skink lizard first discovered in 1981. This skink is agile and energetic. It has a rainbow sheen color. Their bodies are long and flat with short limbs and a very long tail. The Bartle Frere is only seen out and basking during the day. A night, the skink retreats back into the cracks in the exposed granite. The bartle frere skink tolerates juveniles in the same area, as most skinks do not.
Habitat[]
The Bartle Frere are usually found above 1400 m on the slopes of Queensland's highest mountains (e.g., Mount Bartle Frere). They spend most of their time on top of exposed granite boulders. The climate is of a temperate rain forest.
Breeding[]
They are oviparous.