Niveoscincus

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Niveoscincus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia (paraphyletic) (unranked) Sauria Order: Squamata (paraphyletic) Infraorder: Scincomorpha Family: Scincidae Subfamily: Lygosominae Genus: Niveoscincus
Species
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Niveoscincus is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae). It belongs to a clade with the genera Carlia, Lampropholis and possibly others of the Eugongylus group (Austin & Arnold 2006).

[edit] Species

• Niveoscincus coventryi
• Niveoscincus greeni
• Niveoscincus metallicus, Metallic Skink
• Niveoscincus microlepidotus
• Niveoscincus ocellatus, Spotted Skink
• Niveoscincus orocryptus, Tasmanian Mountain Skink
• Niveoscincus palfreymani, Pedra Branca Skink
• Niveoscincus pretiosus, Tasmanian Tree Skink

[edit] References

• Austin, J.J. & Arnold, E.N. (2006): Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39(2): 503–511. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract)