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.

Ophioscincus truncatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ophioscincus
Species:
O. truncatus
Binomial name
Ophioscincus truncatus
(Peters, 1876)

Classification

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Subspecies

  • Ophioscincus truncatus truncatus (Peters 1876)
  • Ophioscincus truncatus monswilsonensis (Copland, 1952)

References

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  1. ^ Shea, G.; Wilson, S.; Sanderson, C.; Hobson, R. (2018). "Ophioscincus truncatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109480861A109480870. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109480861A109480870.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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