Marmorosphax taom

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Marmorosphax taom
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Marmorosphax
Species:
M. taom
Binomial name
Marmorosphax taom
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Marmorosphax taom is a species of skink found in New Caledonia. [2]

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References

  1. Sadlier, R.A., Bauer, A.M., Jourdan , H., Astrongatt, S., Deuss, M., Duval, T., Bourguet, E., McCoy, S., Bouteiller, A. & Lagrange, A. 2021. Marmorosphax taom. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T176211A123259212. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176211/123259212. Downloaded on 18 October 2021.
  2. Marmorosphax taom at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.