Egernia kingii

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	SCINCIDAE

Scientific Name:

Egernia kingii

Species Authority:

(Gray, 1838)

Common Name/s:

English

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King's Skink

Synonym/s:

Tiliqua kingii Gray, 1838

Tropidolopisma nitida Gray, 1845

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Maryan, B. & Shea, G.M.
Reviewer/s:	Böhm, M., Collen, B. & Ram, M. (Sampled Red List Index Coordinating Team)
Contributor/s:	De Silva, R., Milligan, H.T., Wearn, O.R., Wren, S., Zamin, T., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Lewis, S., Lintott, P. & Powney, G.
Justification: Egernia kingii has been assessed as Least Concern because it has a large distribution, has been described as common, and is not being impacted by any major threat process, or undergoing population declines.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in coastal regions of Western Australia, from Hutt River in the north to Cape Le Grande National Park in the south-east. It can also be found on the offshore islands of Western Australia.
Countries:	Native: Australia (Western Australia)
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Population [top]

Population:	This species has been described as very common in various parts of its range.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species inhabits rocky outcrops, coastal shrublands and river margins, and is found on granite, sand, or limestone substrates.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It is unlikely that any major threat is impacting this species.

Major Threat(s):

It is unlikely that any major threat is impacting this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. In places its distribution coincides with protected areas. No further conservation measures are required at present.

Conservation Actions:

There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. In places its distribution coincides with protected areas. No further conservation measures are required at present.

Citation:	Maryan, B. & Shea, G.M. 2010. Egernia kingii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 June 2013.
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