Ophioscincus truncatus
The short-limbed snake-skink (Ophioscincus truncatus) is a species of burrowing short-limbed snake-skink that is endemic to the coastal areas and islands of New South Wales and Queensland, in Australia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ophioscincus |
| Species: | O. truncatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophioscincus truncatus (Peters, 1876) | |
Classification
Subspecies
- Ophioscincus truncatus truncatus (Peters 1876)
- Ophioscincus truncatus monswilsonensis (Copland, 1952)
References
- Shea, G., Wilson, S., Sanderson, C. & Hobson, R. 2018. Ophioscincus truncatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T109480861A109480870. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109480861A109480870.en. Downloaded on 01 July 2020.
External links
- Australian Faunal Directory Online Ophioscincus truncatus details and distribution maps.
- World Wildlife Organisation List of species found in Eastern Australian temperate forests.
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