Glaphyromorphus
| Glaphyromorphus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphenomorphinae[1] |
| Genus: | Glaphyromorphus Wells & Wellington, 1984[2] |
Glaphyromorphus is a genus of lizards in the skink family (Scincidae).[3]
Geographic range
Species in the genus Glaphyromorphus are found in Australia and New Guinea.[1]
Species
The following nine species are recognized:[1][2]
- Glaphyromorphus clandestinus Hoskin & Couper, 2004
- Glaphyromorphus cracens (Greer, 1985)
- Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus (A.M.C. Duméril & A.H.A. Duméril, 1851)
- Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis (Storr, 1967)
- Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis (Greer, 1979)
- Glaphyromorphus mjobergi (Lönnberg & Andersson, 1915)
- Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis (Macleay, 1877)
- Glaphyromorphus pumilus (Boulenger, 1887)
- Glaphyromorphus punctulatus (W. Peters, 1871)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Glaphyromorphus.
References
Further reading
- Wells RW, Wellington CR. 1984 ("1983"). A Synopsis of the Class Reptilia in Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology 1 (3-4): 73-129. (Glaphyromorphus, new genus, p. 95).
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