Eroticoscincus

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Eroticoscincus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Eroticoscincus
Wells and Wellington, 1984
Species:
E. graciloides
Binomial name
Eroticoscincus graciloides
(Lönnberg and Andersson, 1913)

Eroticoscincus is a genus of skinks from Queensland, Australia. It is monotypic, the sole species being Eroticoscincus graciloides. [1]

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References

  1. Eroticoscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 25 October 2014.