AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Scincidae / Liburnascincus
Rock-skinks
Liburnascincus
- Wells & Wellington, 1984
Pronunciation: | lie-BURN-ah-SKINK-uss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | 'Liburnus = God of lustful enjoyment, scincus = skink'1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 4 out of 4 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: Bamboo Range rock skink (Liburnascincus artemis) at cm Longest Australian species: Coen rock-skink (Liburnascincus coensis) at 6.8 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Wells, Richard W. & Wellington, C. Ross (1984). A synopsis of the Class Reptilia in Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology, 1(3-4):73-129. - search web for this article
- 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