AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Scincidae / Niveoscincus
Snow skinks
Niveoscincus
- Hutchinson, Donnellan, Baverstock, Krieg, Simm & Burgin, 1990
Pronunciation: | NIV-ee-oh-SKINK-uss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | "From the latin nivea, snow, and neo-Latin scincus, a skink, alluding to the cold climates inhabited by these skinks. Genus masculine."1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic notes: |
Members of this genus were formerly assigned to the genus Leiolopisma. Niveoscincus was erected in 1990.1 |
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Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Live-bearing - 8 out of 8 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: southern forest cool-skink (Niveoscincus coventryi) at 5 cm Longest Australian species: Pedra Branca cool-skink (Niveoscincus palfreymani) at 9.5 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Hutchinson, MN; Donnellan, SC; Baverstock, PR; Krieg, M.; Simms, S.; & Burgin, S. (1990). Immunological relationships and generic revision of the Australian lizards assigned to the genus Leiolopisma (Scincidae: Lygosominae). Australian Journal of Zoology, 38(5):535-554. - search web for this article