Acritoscincus
Genus of lizards
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Acritoscincus is a genus of Australian skinks (family Scincidae). It belongs to the Eugongylus group; the genus Oligosoma appears to be a fairly close relative.[2] An alternative name is Bassiana.
| Acritoscincus | |
|---|---|
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| Eastern three-lined skink (Acritoscincus duperreyi) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Acritoscincus Wells & Wellington, 1985[1] |
| Type species | |
| Lygosoma duperreyi Gray, 1838 | |
| Species | |
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3, see text | |
Species
- Acritoscincus duperreyi (Gray, 1838) -- eastern three-lined skink, bold-striped cool-skink
- Acritoscincus platynotus (Peters, 1881) -- red-throated cool-skink, red-throated skink
- Acritoscincus trilineatus (Gray, 1838) -- southwestern cool-skink, western three-lined skink, New Holland skink