AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Scincidae / Gnypetoscincus
Rainforest skink
Gnypetoscincus
- Wells and Wellington, 1984
| Pronunciation: | nip-ett-oh-skink-uss | |||||||||
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| Etymology: | 'weak skink', referring to the species' intolerance to heat.1 | |||||||||
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Live-bearing - 1 out of 1 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: prickly forest skink (Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae) at 8.5 cm Longest Australian species: prickly forest skink (Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae) at 8.5 cm |
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| Number of Australian species: | 1 | |||||||||
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- Wells, Richard W. & Wellington, C. Ross (1984). A synopsis of the Class Reptilia in Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology, 1(3-4):73-129. - search web for this article