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Nangur spiny skink |
South-east Queensland Photo © Stewart Macdonald |
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Nangura spinosa | ||||||
Pronunciation | nan-GHUR-a spin-OH-sah | |||||
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Etymology |
Nangura: after the type locality for this genus.
spinosa: 'spiny'. |
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RangeFound in two isolated patches of forest near the town of Murgon, south-east Queensland. One population contains around 35 adults, while the other numbers in the hundreds1 . Found in the following Australian states/territoriesQueensland HabitatFound in hoop pine plantation and in semi-evergreen vine thicket.2 |
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