Cape Melville Shade-skink

The Cape Melville shadeskink (Saproscincus saltus) is a species of lizards from the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, described in 2013. It was one of three vertebrates discovered by scientists from James Cook University and National Geographic in an area of mountain rainforest in North Queensland. The lizards are active by day, running and jumping through the mossy boulder fields of Northern Queensland.

Saproscincus saltus est une espèce de sauriens de la famille des Scincidae. Répartition Cette espèce est endémique du Nord-Est du Queensland en Australie. Publication originale Hoskin, 2013 : A new skink (Scincidae: Saproscincus) from rocky rainforest habitat on Cape Melville, north-east Australia.

Saproscincus es un género de lagartos perteneciente a la familia Scincidae. Son endémicos de Australia. Especies Según The Reptile Database:​ Saproscincus basiliscus (Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981) Saproscincus challengeri (Boulenger, 1887) Saproscincus czechurai (Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981) Saproscincus eungellensis Sadlier, Couper, Colgan, Vanderduys & Rickard, 2005 Saproscincus hannahae Couper & Keim, 1998 Saproscincus lewisi Couper & Keim, 1998 Saproscincus mustelinus (O’Shaughnessy, 1874) Saproscincus oriarus Sadlier, 1998 Saproscincus rosei Wells & Wellington, 1985 Saproscincus saltus…