| Ophioscincus | |
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| Short-limbed Snake-skink (Ophioscincus truncatus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphenomorphinae |
| Genus: | Ophioscincus Peters, 1874 |
Ophioscincus is a genus of skink known to inhabit parts of Australia. [1]
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