Biology:Glaphyromorphus

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Short description: Genus of lizards


Glaphyromorphus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Glaphyromorphus
Wells & Wellington, 1984[1]

Glaphyromorphus is a genus of lizards in the skink family (Scincidae).[2]

Geographic range

Species in the genus Glaphyromorphus are found in Australia and New Guinea.[3]

Species

The following 12 species are recognized:[3][1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Glaphyromorphus.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Glaphyromorphus ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de.
  2. "Glaphyromorphus ". Wikispecies. species.wikimedia.org.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Genus Glaphyromorphus at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN:978-0643100350.
  • Wells RW, Wellington CR (1984) ("1983"). "A Synopsis of the Class Reptilia in Australia". Australian Journal of Herpetology 1 (3-4): 73–129. (Glaphyromorphus, new genus, p. 95).
  • Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN:978-1921517280.

Wikidata ☰ Q751786 entry