''Cyclodomorphus'' is a
genus
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of small to medium-sized
skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Ski ...
s (
family
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Scincidae).
["''Cyclodomorphus'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.] It belongs to the ''
Egernia
''Egernia'' is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae) that occurs in Australia. These skinks are ecologically diverse omnivores that inhabit a wide range of habitats. However, in the loose delimitation (which incorporates about 30 species) the gen ...
'' group which also includes the
blue-tongued skink
Blue-tongued skinks comprise the Australasian genus ''Tiliqua'', which contains some of the largest members of the skink family (Scincidae). They are commonly called blue-tongued lizards or simply blue-tongues or blueys in Australia. As suggeste ...
s (Austin & Arnold 2006).
Species
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Cyclodomorphus branchialis''
( Günther, 1867) - common slender bluetongue, Gunther's skink
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Cyclodomorphus casuarinae
The she-oak skink (''Cyclodomorphus casuarinae'') is a large, long-tailed, snake-like skink endemic to Tasmania, Australia. It is viviparous
Among animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the parent. This is opp ...
''
(Duméril & Bibron, 1839) - she-oak slender bluetongue, she-oak skink
*''
Cyclodomorphus celatus''
Shea & Miller, 1995 - western slender blue-tongue
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Cyclodomorphus gerrardii''
(JE Gray, 1845) pink-tongued skink, pink-tongued lizard
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Cyclodomorphus maximus
The giant slender bluetongue (''Cyclodomorphus maximus'') is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the wester ...
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, 1976) - giant slender bluetongue
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Cyclodomorphus melanops''
(Stirling & Zietz, 1893) - Samphire slender bluetongue
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Cyclodomorphus michaeli''
Wells & Wellington, 1984 - coastal she-oak slender bluetongue
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Cyclodomorphus praealtus''
Shea, 1995 - alpine she-oak skink, alpine she-oak slender bluetongue
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Cyclodomorphus venustus''
Shea & Miller, 1995 - slender bluetongue
See also
* ''
Hemisphaeriodon''
References
* (2006): Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered ''Leiolopisma'' skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 39(2): 503–511.
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Lizard genera
Skinks of Australia
Endemic fauna of Australia
Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger
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