Saproscincus challengeri

Saproscincus challengeri, also known commonly as the Border Ranges shadeskink, Challenger's skink, the challenging shade skink, and the orange-tailed shadeskink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.

Etymology
George Albert Boulenger, herpetologist at the British Museum (Natural History) named S. challengeri after the Challenger expedition in 1887.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. challengeri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 500 m.

Reproduction
S. challengeri is oviparous.