| Snowy Mountains skink | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Liopholis |
| Species: | L. guthega |
| Binomial name | |
| Liopholis guthega | |
The Snowy Mountains skink or guthega skink, alpine egernia (Liopholis guthega) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to southeastern Australia. [2]
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in different habitats except arctic and subarctic regions.
Egernia is a genus of skinks that occurs in Australia. These skinks are ecologically diverse omnivores that inhabit a wide range of habitats. However, in the loose delimitation the genus is not monophyletic but an evolutionary grade, as has long been suspected due to its lack of characteristic apomorphies.
The Bermuda skink, longnose skink, or (Bermuda) rock lizard is a critically endangered species and the only endemic land-living vertebrate of Bermuda. It is a relatively small skink : adults reach an average snout-to-vent length of about 8 cm (3.1 in).
Carinascincus palfreymani, known commonly as the Pedra Branca skink, as well as the Palfreyman's window-eyed skink, the Pedra Branca cool-skink, or the red-throated skink, is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia, and is restricted to the windswept Pedra Branca, an island off southern Tasmania of only 2.5 ha, where it is dependent on the seabird colonies. It is the only lizard species found on the island.
Lygosominae is the largest subfamily of skinks in the family Scincidae. The subfamily can be divided into a number of genus groups. If the rarely used taxonomic rank of infrafamily is employed, the genus groups would be designated as such, but such a move would require a formal description according to the ICZN standards.
Carinascincus metallicus, the metallic cool-skink or metallic skink is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Australia, found in southern Victoria, as well as in Tasmania where it is the most widespread and common lizard, occurring on many offshore islands in Bass Strait as well as the mainland. It gives birth to live young. It is highly variable in colour and pattern, and may be a complex of closely related species.
Liopholis is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. Species of the genus are found in the Australian region. They were previously placed in the genus Egernia.
The eastern crevice-skink is a species of large skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to eastern Australia.
The desert egernia, unadorned desert-skink or desert skink is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The desert egernia is endemic to the continent of Australia, and is widespread, with populations recorded in all mainland states and territories except the Australian Capital Territory. The desert egernia is found in dry, desert areas with deep, uncompacted sandy/loamy soils and little significant vegetation cover.
The Flinder's Ranges rock-skink or Centralian Ranges rock-skink is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to central Australia.
The Eastern Ranges rock-skink is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to eastern Australia.
The montane rock-skink, mountain egernia or mountain skink is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to southeastern Australia.
The bull skink, southern sand-skink or southern heath skink is a species of terrestrial skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. It is one of eleven species within the Liopholis genus.
Liopholis personata is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to southern Australia.
The southwestern rock-skink, also known as spectacled rock skink or Jurien Bay rock-skink, is a species of skink, in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to southwestern Australia.
The night skink, nocturnal desert-skink or striated egernia is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to western Australia.
The Mt. Surprise litter-skink is a species of skink found in Queensland in Australia.
The ghost skink is a species of skink endemic to Australia.
Liopholis aputja, also known as the Central Ranges rock-skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to central Australia. The holotype was collected in Alalkanya Gorge, 13 km north of Pukatja in the eastern Musgrave Ranges, in 2005. It was described in 2024.
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