Cyclodomorphus
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Cyclodomorphus is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of small to medium-sized skink
Skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae. Together with several other lizard families, including Lacertidae , they comprise the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha...

s (family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 Scincidae). It belongs to the Egernia
Egernia
Egernia is a genus of skinks that occurs in Australia. These skinks are ecologically diverse omnivores that inhabit a wide range of habitats...

group which also includes the blue-tongued skinks (Austin & Arnold 2006).

Species

  • Cyclodomorphus branchialis
  • Cyclodomorphus casuarinae, She-oak Skink
  • Cyclodomorphus celatus
  • Cyclodomorphus maxima
  • Cyclodomorphus melanops
  • Cyclodomorphus michaeli
  • Cyclodomorphus praealtus
  • Cyclodomorphus venustus
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