Saproscincus

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Saproscincus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Saproscincus
Wells & Wellington, 1983

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

  • Saproscincus basiliscus (Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981)
  • Saproscincus challengeri (Boulenger, 1887)
  • Saproscincus czechurai (Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981)
  • Saproscincus eungellensis Sadlier et al., 2005
  • Saproscincus hannahae Couper & Keim, 1998
  • Saproscincus lewisi Couper & Keim, 1998
  • Saproscincus mustelinus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)
  • Saproscincus oriarius Sadlier, 1998
  • Saproscincus rosei Wells & Wellington, 1985
  • Saproscincus saltus Hoskin, 2013
  • Saproscincus spectabilis (De Vis, 1888)
  • Saproscincus tetradactylus (Greer & Kluge, 1980)

References

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

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