Saproscincus saltus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Saproscincus
Species: Saproscincus saltus

Saproscincus saltus Hoskin, 2013: 388

Holotype: QMJ92572, collected by C.J. Hoskin on 20 March 2013.
Type locality: “Melville Range (14°16'38" S, 144°29'28" E, elevation 500 m), Cape

Melville, north-east Queensland”.

Hoskin, C.J. 2013. A new skink (Scincidae: Saproscincus) from rocky rainforest habitat on Cape Melville, north-east Australia. Zootaxa 3722(3): 385–395. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3722.3.7 Reference page.

Hoskin, C., Couper, P. & Amey, A. 2018. IUCN: Saproscincus saltus (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T109481314A109481317. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109481314A109481317.en. Accessed on 14 October 2025.