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The '''night skink''', '''nocturnal desert-skink''' or '''striated egernia''' ('''''Liopholis striata''''') is a [[species]] of [[skink]], a [[lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Scincidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to western [[Australia]].<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB species |genus= Liopholis|species=striata |accessdate=1 January 2020}}</ref> |
The '''night skink''', '''nocturnal desert-skink''' or '''striated egernia''' ('''''Liopholis striata''''') is a [[species]] of [[skink]], a [[lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Scincidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to western [[Australia]].<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB species |genus= Liopholis|species=striata |accessdate=1 January 2020}}</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Liopholis |
| Species: | L. striata
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| Liopholis striata (Sternfeld, 1919)
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The night skink, nocturnal desert-skink or striated egernia (Liopholis striata) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to western Australia.[2]
References
- ^ Gaikhorst, G.; How, R.; Zichy-Woinarski, J.; Cowan, M. (2017). "Liopholis striata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T178731A101751460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T178731A101751460.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Liopholis striata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2020.