Alpinoscincus

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Alpinoscincus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Eugongylinae
Genus: Alpinoscincus
Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021
Species

2, see text.

Alpinoscincus is a genus of skinks in the subfamily Eugongylinae. [1] The genus Alpinoscincus is endemic to New Guinea.

Species

There are 2 species: [2]

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Alpinoscincus.

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References

  1. Uetz, P.; Freed, P.; Hošek, J. (eds.). "Eugongylinae". The Reptile Database . Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. Alpinoscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 29 August 2021.