Saproscincus

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Saproscincus
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Saproscincus mustelinus ,
found climbing in a small shrub.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Eugongylinae
Genus: Saproscincus
Wells & Wellington, 1983

Saproscincus is a genus of skinks native to Australia, sometimes referred to as shadeskinks. It contains the following species: [1] [2]

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

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References

  1. "Saproscincus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  2. Hoskin, Conrad J. (2013). "A new skink (Scincidae: Saproscincus) from rocky rainforest habitat on Cape Melville, north-east Australia" (PDF). Zootaxa . 3722 (3): 385–395. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3722.3.7. PMID   26171534.

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