Biology:Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Glaphyromorphus |
| Species: | G. darwiniensis
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| Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis (Storr, 1967)
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Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis, also known commonly as Darwin's ground skink and the northern mulch-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia .
Etymology
The specific name, darwiniensis, refers to the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.[2]
Geographic range
G. darwiniensis is found in Northern Territory and Western Australia.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of G. darwiniensis is forest.[3]
Behavior
G. darwiniensis is terrestrial and fossorial.[3]
Reproduction
G. darwiniensis is oviparous.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis, p. 65).
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Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN:978-0643100350.
- Greer AE (1990). "Notes on reproduction in the skink Sphenomorphus darwiniensis ". Northern Territory Naturalist 12: 27–28. (Sphenomorphus darwiniensis, new taxonomic status).
- Storr GM (1967). "The genus Sphenomorphus (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in Western Australia and the Northern Territory". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 50 (1): 10–20. (Sphenomorphus crassicaudus darwiniensis, new subspecies, p. 19).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN:978-1921517280.
Wikidata ☰ Q3108521 entry
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