| Eremiascincus rubiginosus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Eremiascincus |
| Species: | E. rubiginosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eremiascincus rubiginosus | |
The rusty skink (Eremiascincus rubiginosus) is a species of skink found in Western Australia. [1]
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Eremiascincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Australia, Indonesia, and East Timor.
Leo Daniel Brongersma was a Dutch zoologist, herpetologist, author, and lecturer.
Lygosominae is the largest subfamily of skinks in the family Scincidae. The subfamily can be divided into a number of genus groups. If the rarely used taxonomic rank of infrafamily is employed, the genus groups would be designated as such, but such a move would require a formal description according to the ICZN standards.
Richard Sternfeld was a German-Jewish herpetologist, who was responsible for describing over forty species of amphibians and reptiles, particularly from Germany's African and Pacific colonies.
Sphenomorphinae is a large subfamily of skinks within the family Scincidae. The genera in this subfamily were previously found to belong the Sphenomorphus group in the large subfamily Lygosominae.
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The ghost skink is a species of skink found in Australia.
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