Saproscincus is a genus of lizards, commonly referred to as shadeskinks or shade-skinks, in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Australia.
Species The genus Saproscincus contains the following 12 species. Saproscincus basiliscus (Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981) – pale-lipped shadeskink Saproscincus challengeri (Boulenger, 1887) – orange-tailed shadeskink, Border Ranges shadeskink, Challenger's skink Saproscincus czechurai (Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981) – wedge-snouted shadeskink, Czechuras litter-skink Saproscincus eungellensis Sadlier et al., 2005 – Eungella shadeskink Saproscincus hannahae Couper & Keim, 1998 – Hannah's shadeskink Saproscincus lewisi Couper & Keim, 1998 – northern wet tropics shadeskink, Cooktown shade-skink Saproscincus mustelinus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874) – southern weasel skink, weasel shadeskink Saproscincus oriarius Sadlier, 1998 Saproscincus rosei Wells & Wellington, 1985 – orange-tailed shadeskink, highland forest skink Saproscincus saltus Hoskin, 2013 – Cape Melville shadeskink Saproscincus spectabilis (De Vis, 1888) – gully shadeskink Saproscincus tetradactylus (Greer & Kluge, 1980) – four-fingered shadeskink, four-toed litter-skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Saproscincus.
References
Further reading Wells, Richard W.; Wellington, C. Ross (1983). "A Synopsis of the Class Reptilia in Australia". Australian Journal of Herpetology 1 (3–4): 73–129. (Saproscincus, new genus, p. 102).
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