McCoy's Skink

About the McCoy's Skink

Anepischetosia maccoyi, also known commonly as the highlands forest-skink, highlands forest skink, Maccoy's elf skink, and McCoy's skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is the only species in the monotypic genus Anepischetosia, and is endemic to Australia.

The specific name, maccoyi, is in honor of Irish zoologist Frederick McCoy. The generic name, Anepischetosia, was created by Australian herpetologists Richard W. Wells and C. Ross Wellington in 1985 to replace the generic name, Anepischetos, which was preoccupied by a genus of moths. Anepischetosia is in the subfamily Eugongylinae.

Anepischetosia maccoyi is found in the Australian States of New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria. The preferred natural habitat of Anepischetosia maccoyi is forest. Anepischetosia maccoyi is terrestrial. It shelters under leaf litter and fallen logs.

Anepischetosia maccoyi appears to be ovoviviparous. The Reptile Database describes the species as being oviparous. However, Lucas and Frost, in their original description of the... Wikipedia →