Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis

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Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Glaphyromorphus
Species:
G. darwiniensis
Binomial name
Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis
(Storr, 1967)
Synonyms [2]
  • Sphenomorphus crassicaudus darwiniensis
    Storr, 1967
  • Sphenomorphus darwiniensis
    Greer, 1990
  • Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis
    Cogger, 2000

Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis, also known commonly as Darwin's ground skink and the northern mulch-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

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Etymology

The specific name, darwiniensis, refers to the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. [3]

Geographic range

G. darwiniensis is found in Northern Territory and Western Australia. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. darwiniensis is forest. [1]

Behavior

G. darwiniensis is terrestrial and fossorial. [1]

Reproduction

G. darwiniensis is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Cogger, H.; McDonald, P.; Greenlees, M.; Fenner, A. (2018). "Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T42484682A42484690. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T42484682A42484690.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2015.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis, p. 65).

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