Saproscincus
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Saproscincus is a genus
of skink
s native to Australia
, sometimes referred to as shade skinks.
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 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 native to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, sometimes referred to as shade skinks.
Classification
- Pale-lipped Shade Skink, Saproscincus basiliscus (Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981)
- Orange-tailed Shade Skink, Saproscincus challengeri (BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1887) - Wedge-snouted Shade Skink, Saproscincus czechurai (Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981)
- Saproscincus hannahae (Couper & Keim, 1998)
- Saproscincus lewisi (Couper & Keim, 1998)
- Southern Weasel Skink, Saproscincus mustelinusSaproscincus mustelinusSaproscinus mustelinus, the southern weasel skink is a small species of skink that occurs in Australia. It is usually nocturnal, hunts small insects, and creates or utilizes existing vegetation for shelter...
(O'Shaughnessy, 1874) - Saproscincus oriarius (Sadlier, 1998)
- Orange-tailed Shade Skink, Saproscincus rosei (Wells & Wellington, 1985)
- Gully Shade Skink, Saproscincus spectabilis (De Vis, 1888)
- Four-fingered Shade Skink, Saproscincus tetradactylus (Greer & A.G. Kluge, 1980)