title: Satinay sand skink
text: # Satinay sand skink
  
  The Satinay sand skink (Coggeria naufragus), also known commonly as the Fraser Island sand skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Australia.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  C. naufragus is the type species of the monotypic genus Coggeria.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The generic name, Coggeria, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger.
  
  The specific name, naufragus, means "shipwrecked" or "castaway" in Latin.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  C. naufragus is endemic to Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitat of C. naufragus is forest.
  
  ## Description
  
  C. naufragus has an elongated body and very small legs. There are three digits on each front foot, and three digits on each hind foot.
  
  ## Behavior
  
  C. naufragus is terrestrial and fossorial.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  The mode of reproduction of C. naufragus is unknown.
  
  