Ornithuroscincus
Ornithuroscincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae.
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| Ornithuroscincus noctua | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphenomorphinae |
| Genus: | Ornithuroscincus Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021 |
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Taxonomy
The genus Ornithuroscincus belongs to the Sphenomorphus group of genera.
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Ornithuroscincus albodorsalis (T. Vogt, 1932)
- Ornithuroscincus bengaun Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021
- Ornithuroscincus inornatus Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021
- Ornithuroscincus noctua (Lesson, 1830) – moth skink
- Ornithuroscincus nototaenia (Boulenger, 1914)
- Ornithuroscincus pterophilus Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021
- Ornithuroscincus sabini Kraus, 2020
- Ornithuroscincus shearmani Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021
- Ornithuroscincus viridis Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Ornithuroscincus.
References
- "Ornithuroscincus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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