Ophioscincus truncatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ophioscincus |
| Species: | O. truncatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophioscincus truncatus (Peters, 1876)
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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.
Classification
[edit]Subspecies
- Ophioscincus truncatus truncatus (Peters 1876)
- Ophioscincus truncatus monswilsonensis (Copland, 1952)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Australian Faunal Directory Online Ophioscincus truncatus details and distribution maps.
- World Wildlife Organisation List of species found in Eastern Australian temperate forests.
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