Saproscincus is a genus of lizards, commonly referred to as shadeskinks or shade-skinks, in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Australia.
Species
The genus Saproscincus contains the following 12 species.
- Saproscincus basiliscus <small>( & , 1981)</small> â pale-lipped shadeskink
- Saproscincus challengeri <small>(Boulenger, 1887)</small> â orange-tailed shadeskink, Border Ranges shadeskink, Challenger's skink
- Saproscincus czechurai <small>(Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981)</small> â wedge-snouted shadeskink, Czechuras litter-skink
- Saproscincus eungellensis <small> et al., 2005</small> â Eungella shadeskink
- Saproscincus hannahae <small>Couper & , 1998</small> â Hannah's shadeskink
- Saproscincus lewisi <small>Couper & Keim, 1998</small> â northern wet tropics shadeskink, Cooktown shade-skink
- Saproscincus mustelinus <small>(O'Shaughnessy, 1874)</small> â southern weasel skink, weasel shadeskink
- Saproscincus oriarius <small>Sadlier, 1998</small>
- Saproscincus rosei <small>Wells & Wellington, 1985</small> â orange-tailed shadeskink, highland forest skink
- Saproscincus saltus <small>, 2013</small> â Cape Melville shadeskink
- Saproscincus spectabilis <small>(De Vis, 1888)</small> â gully shadeskink
- Saproscincus tetradactylus <small>( & Kluge, 1980)</small> â four-fingered shadeskink, four-toed litter-skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Saproscincus.
References
Further reading
- Wells, Richard W.; Wellington, C. Ross (1983). "A Synopsis of the Class Reptilia in Australia". Australian Journal of Herpetology 1 (3âÂÂ4): 73âÂÂ129. (Saproscincus, new genus, p. 102).
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