Ornithuroscincus
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| Ornithuroscincus | |
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| Ornithuroscincus noctua | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphenomorphinae |
| Genus: | Ornithuroscincus Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021[1] |
| Type species | |
| Lobulia sabini Kraus, 2020 | |
| Species | |
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9, see text. | |
Ornithuroscincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae.[1][2] All but one species are endemic to New Guinea: in addition to northern New Guinea, Ornithuroscincus noctua occurs on many Pacific islands.[1]
The genus Ornithuroscincus was erected in 2021 in the revision of the then-polyphyletic genus Lobulia. Its closest relative in Alpinoscincus.[1]
Description
Ornithuroscincus are small to medium-sized skinks with adult snout–vent length of 29–69 mm (1.1–2.7 in). The limbs are short. They are ovoviviparous with 1–3 offspring in each litter.[1]