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in the genus ''Glaphyromorphus'' are found in

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Species

The following 12 species are recognized: *'' Glaphyromorphus arnhemicus'' (

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, 1967) *'' Glaphyromorphus clandestinus'' Hoskin & Couper, 2004 – Mount Elliot mulch-skink *'' Glaphyromorphus cracens'' ( Greer, 1985) – slender mulch-skink *'' Glaphyromorphus crassicauda'' ( A.M.C. Duméril & A.H.A. Duméril, 1851) – Cape York mulch-skink *'' Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis'' (

, 1967) – Darwin's ground skink, northern mulch-skink *'' Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis'' (Greer, 1979) – brown-tailed bar-lipped skink, grey-tailed skink *'' Glaphyromorphus mjobergi'' ( Lönnberg &

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Glaphyromorphus''.

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