Niveoscincus
| Niveoscincus | |
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| Niveoscincus metallicus, metallic skink, near Cradle Mountain, Tasmania | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: |
Niveoscincus Hutchinson, Donnellan, Baverstock, Krieg, Simms & Burgin, 1990 |
| Species | |
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8, see text |
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8, see text
Niveoscincus is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae), commonly called snow skinks or cool-skinks and residing mainly in Tasmania or Victoria, Australia. The genus Niveoscincus belongs to a clade with the genera Carlia, Lampropholis and possibly others of the Eugongylus group. For similar skinks see genera Pseudemoia, Lampropholis, and Bassiana. These skinks have adapted to the cooler weather of southern Australia and particularly Tasmania, hence the common names.
Cogger, H.G. (2014) Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th Edition, CSIRO Publishing has rejected the use of the Junior name Niveoscincus and recognizes the valid Senior generic name Carinascincus Wells and Wellington 1985 for the group.
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