Nubeoscincus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
Genus: | Nubeoscincus Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus , Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021 [1] |
Species | |
2, see text. |
Nubeoscincus is a genus of skinks in the subfamily Eugongylinae. [2] The genus Nubeoscincus is endemic to New Guinea. [1] [2] The genus name, derived from Latin nubes (=cloud) and scincus, refers to high elevations at which species in this genus occur. [1]
Nubeoscincus are medium-sized terrestrial skinks with short limbs and adults measuring 47–64 mm (1.9–2.5 in) in snout–vent length. [1]
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Nubeoscincus.
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