Techmarscincus
Introduction '''''Techmarscincus''''' is a genus of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Australia, and is monotypic, containing the sole species '''''Techmarscincus jigurru'''''. ''Techmarscincus jigurru'', commonly known as the '''Bartle Frere skink''' or '''Bartle Frere cool-skink''', is a species of rare and endangered lizard first discovered in 1981.It was described and named in 1984 by the late Australian herpetologist Jeanette Covacevich.
Geographic range The Bartle Frere skink is endemic to Mount Bartle Frere in Queensland, Australia.
Description ''T. jigurru'' has a rainbow sheen color. Its body is long and flat, with short limbs and a long tail.
Behaviour The Bartle Frere skink is agile and energetic. It is only seen out and basking during the day. It spends most of its time on top of exposed granite boulders. A night, it retreats into cracks in the exposed granite. The Bartle Frere skink tolerates juveniles in the same area, as most skinks do not.
Habitat The Bartle Frere skink occurs at elevations of  on the top of Mount Bartle Frere. The climate is of a temperate rain forest.
Reproduction ''T. jigurru'' is oviparous.
References
External links * ''Techmarscincus jigurru'' image, PBase. * ''Techmarscincus jigurru'' Bartle Frere Skink, Map.
Further reading *Covacevich J (1984). "A biogeographically significant new species of ''Leiolopisma'' (Scincidae) from north eastern Queensland". ''Memoirs of the Queensland Museum'' '''21''' (2): 401-411. (''Leiolopisma jigurru'', new species). *Wells RW, Wellington CR (1985). "A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia". ''Australian J. Herpetol., Supplemental Series'' '''1''': 1-61. (''Techmarscincus jigurru'', new combination).