AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Scincidae / Lygisaurus
Litter skinks
Lygisaurus
- De Vis, 1884
Pronunciation: | LIE-gee-SOHR-uss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | 'flexible lizard'.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic notes: |
Members of this genus have previously been placed in Carlia.2 |
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Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 11 out of 11 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: hidden litter-skink (Lygisaurus abscondita) at 3 cm Longest Australian species: iridescent litter-skink (Lygisaurus foliorum) at 3.9 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Ehmann, Harald (1992). Encyclopedia of Australian animals: Reptiles. Angus and Robertson. 495 pp - search web for this book
- Dolman, G. & Hugall, A.F. (2008). Combined mitochondrial and nuclear data enhance resolution of a rapid radiation of Australian rainbow skinks (Scincidae: Carlia). Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 49(3):782-794. - search web for this article
- Couper, P. J.; Worthington Wilmer, J.; Roberts, L.; Amey, A. P.; & Zug, G. R. (2005). Skinks currently assigned to Carlia aerata (Scincidae : Lygosominae) of north-eastern Queensland: a preliminary study of cryptic diversity and two new species. Australian Journal of Zoology, 53(1):35-49.