| Harrisoniascincus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Harrisoniascincus Wells & Wellington, 1985 |
| Species: | H. zia |
| Binomial name | |
| Harrisoniascincus zia (Ingram & Ehmann, 1981) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Harrisoniascincus zia is also known as the rainforest cool-skink or beech skink. It is monotypic in the genus Harrisoniascincus. It is endemic to Australia. [2]
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