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Nubeoscincus

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Nubeoscincus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Eugongylinae
Genus: Nubeoscincus
Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus [fr], Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021[1]
Species

2, see text.

Nubeoscincus is a genus of skinks in the subfamily Eugongylinae.[2] The genus Nubeoscincus is endemic to New Guinea.[1][2] The genus name, derived from Latin nubes (=cloud) and scincus, refers to high elevations at which species in this genus occur.[1]

Nubeoscincus are medium-sized terrestrial skinks with short limbs and adults measuring 47–64 mm (1.9–2.5 in) in snout–vent length.[1]

Species

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There are 2 species:[2]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Slavenko, Alex; Karin Tamar; Oliver J S Tallowin; Fred Kraus; Allen Allison; Salvador Carranza & Shai Meiri (2022) [2021]. "Revision of the montane New Guinean skink genus Lobulia (Squamata: Scincidae), with the description of four new genera and nine new species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 195 (1): 220–278. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab052.
  2. ^ a b c Uetz, P.; et al. (eds.). "Nubeoscincus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 7 January 2024.