Carinascincus palfreymani

Animalia/Chordata/Squamata/Scincidae/Carinascincus

At a glance

Occurrence records22

Data sources3

Biological traits0

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources3 archives

Databases and archives Carinascincus palfreymani's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility22 records↗

On this page2 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Occurrence & distributionGBIF22 records

01Narrative

Carinascincus palfreymani, known commonly as the Pedra Branca skink, as well as the Palfreyman's window-eyed skink, the Pedra Branca cool-skink, or the red-throated skink, is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia, and is restricted to the windswept Pedra Branca, an island off southern Tasmania of only 2.5 ha (6.2 acres), where it is dependent on the seabird colonies.TPWS: Wildlife of Tasmania - Pedra Branca Skink . It is the only lizard species found on the island.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

No structured trait data for this taxon yet.

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type22 records

Wild obs. + sensor4

Museum / vouchered18

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO12 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy50% within 1 km

≤100 m 2≤10 km 2

4 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor4

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 16

16 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence18

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions1 of 4 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallerylocation not on record	6
Sydney, AU	6
Australian National Wildlife Collectionlocation not on record	4
Museums Victorialocation not on record	2

4 institutions · 18 of 18 vouchered records shown