Saproscincus
Genus of lizards
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Saproscincus is a genus of lizards, commonly referred to as shadeskinks or shade-skinks, in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Australia.[1]
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| Saproscincus mustelinus, found climbing in a small shrub. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Saproscincus Wells & Wellington, 1983 |
Species
The genus Saproscincus contains the following 12 species.[1][2]
- Saproscincus basiliscus (Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981) – pale-lipped shadeskink
- Saproscincus challengeri (Boulenger, 1887) – orange-tailed shadeskink, Border Ranges shadeskink, Challenger's skink
- Saproscincus czechurai (Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981) – wedge-snouted shadeskink, Czechuras litter-skink
- Saproscincus eungellensis Sadlier et al., 2005 – Eungella shadeskink
- Saproscincus hannahae Couper & Keim, 1998 – Hannah's shadeskink
- Saproscincus lewisi Couper & Keim, 1998 – northern wet tropics shadeskink, Cooktown shade-skink
- Saproscincus mustelinus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874) – southern weasel skink, weasel shadeskink
- Saproscincus oriarius Sadlier, 1998
- Saproscincus rosei Wells & Wellington, 1985 – orange-tailed shadeskink, highland forest skink
- Saproscincus saltus Hoskin, 2013 – Cape Melville shadeskink
- Saproscincus spectabilis (De Vis, 1888) – gully shadeskink
- Saproscincus tetradactylus (Greer & Kluge, 1980) – four-fingered shadeskink, four-toed litter-skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Saproscincus.
