Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Glaphyromorphus |
Species: | G. darwiniensis |
Binomial name | |
Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis (Storr, 1967) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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.
The specific name, darwiniensis, refers to the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. [3]
G. darwiniensis is found in Northern Territory and Western Australia. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of G. darwiniensis is forest. [1]
G. darwiniensis is terrestrial and fossorial. [1]
Glaphyromorphus is a genus of lizards in the skink family (Scincidae).
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