Glaphyromorphus

Glaphyromorphus is a genus of lizards in the skink family (Scincidae).

Geographic range

Species in the genus Glaphyromorphus are found in Australia and New Guinea.

Species

The following 12 species are recognized:

• Glaphyromorphus arnhemicus <small>(Storr, 1967)</small>
• Glaphyromorphus clandestinus <small> & , 2004</small> – Mount Elliot mulch-skink
• Glaphyromorphus cracens <small>(, 1985)</small> – slender mulch-skink
• Glaphyromorphus crassicauda <small>(A.M.C. Duméril & A.H.A. Duméril, 1851)</small> – Cape York mulch-skink
• Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis <small>(Storr, 1967)</small> – Darwin's ground skink, northern mulch-skink
• Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis <small>(Greer, 1979)</small> – brown-tailed bar-lipped skink, grey-tailed skink
• Glaphyromorphus mjobergi <small>(Lönnberg & , 1915)</small> – Atherton Tableland skink
• Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis <small>(Macleay, 1877)</small> – black-tailed bar-lipped skink
• Glaphyromorphus nyanchupinta – McIlwraith bar-lipped skink
• Glaphyromorphus othelarrni – Cape Melville bar-lipped skink
• Glaphyromorphus pumilus <small>(Boulenger, 1887)</small> – dwarf mulch-skink
• Glaphyromorphus punctulatus <small>(W. Peters, 1871)</small> – fine-spotted mulch-skink

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Glaphyromorphus.

References

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
• Wells RW, Wellington CR (1984) ("1983"). "A Synopsis of the Class Reptilia in Australia". Australian Journal of Herpetology 1 (3-4): 73–129. (Glaphyromorphus, new genus, p.&nbsp;95).
• Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .