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Yakka skink
Species of lizard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The yakka skink (Egernia rugosa) is a species of large skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Brigalow Belt in Queensland in eastern Australia.[2][3]
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Yakka skink | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Egernia |
Species: | E. rugosa |
Binomial name | |
Egernia rugosa De Vis, 1888 | |
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It is listed as a vulnerable species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.[4]