Ornithuroscincus

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Ornithuroscincus
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Ornithuroscincus noctua
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Scinciformata
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Ornithuroscincus
Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021 [1]
Type species
Lobulia sabini
Kraus, 2020
Species

9, see text.

Ornithuroscincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. [1] [2] All but one species are endemic to New Guinea: in addition to northern New Guinea, Ornithuroscincus noctua occurs on many Pacific islands. [1]

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Taxonomy

The genus Ornithuroscincus was erected in 2021 in the revision of the then-polyphyletic genus Lobulia . Its closest relative in Alpinoscincus . [1]

Description

Ornithuroscincus are small to medium-sized skinks with adult snout–vent length of 29–69 mm (1.1–2.7 in). The limbs are short. They are ovoviviparous with 1–3 offspring in each litter. [1]

Habitat

They are terrestrial to semi-arboreal. Most species have restricted ranges in mountainous areas, but some species are widespread and occur in lowland areas. [1]

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid: [2]

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Ornithuroscincus.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Slavenko, Alex; Tamar, Karin; Tallowin, Oliver J S; Kraus, Fred; Allison, Allen; Carranza, Salvador & Meiri, Shai (2022) [2021]. "Revision of the montane New Guinean skink genus Lobulia (Squamata: Scincidae), with the description of four new genera and nine new species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 195 (1): 220–278. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab052.
  2. 1 2 Ornithuroscincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 February 2023.
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