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Basic information
Egernia depressa
Pygmy Spiny-tailed Skink
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilySkinks
GenusSpiny-tailed and Crevice Skinks
- English name
- Pygmy Spiny-tailed Skink
- Alternative names
- Southern Pygmy Spiny-tailed Skink
- Synonyms
- Silubosaurus depressus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Savanna
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Saxicolous
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 117 mm
- Body mass
- max 35.5 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~5.3 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 56 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 20 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 33.9–34.2 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–3 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6DXHX · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 13612 · dryad-v5