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''Nubeoscincus'' is a genus of
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 ...
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subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Eugongylinae. The genus ''Nubeoscincus'' is endemic to New Guinea.


Species

There are 2 species: *'' Nubeoscincus glacialis'' Greer, Allison & Cogger, 2005 *'' Nubeoscincus stellaris'' Greer, Allison & Cogger, 2005 '' Nota bene'': A
binomial authority In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Nubeoscincus''.


References

Skinks of New Guinea Lizard genera Endemic fauna of New Guinea {{Eugongylinae-stub