Rock-skinks
Liburnascincus - Wells & Wellington, 1984

Pronunciation:	lie-BURN-ah-SKINK-uss
Etymology:	'Liburnus = God of lustful enjoyment, scincus = skink'1 - Wells & Wellington (1984). A synopsis of the Class Reptilia in Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology, 1(3-4):73-129.
Taxonomic notes:	Members of this genus were previously placed in Carlia.2 - Dolman & Hugall (2008). Combined mitochondrial and nuclear data enhance resolution of a rapid radiation of Australian rainbow skinks (Scincidae: Carlia). Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 49(3):782-794.
Notes:
Statistics:	Reproductive modes: Oviparous - 4 out of 4 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: Bamboo Range rock skink (Liburnascincus artemis) at cm  Longest Australian species: Coen rock-skink (Liburnascincus coensis) at 6.8 cm
Number of Australian species:	4
	Musgrave region, Queensland Photo © Stewart Macdonald Liburnascincus artemis Bamboo Range rock skink Year described Hoskin & Couper 2015 Description Pascoe River, Queensland Photo © Ray Lloyd Liburnascincus coensis Coen rock-skink Year described (Mitchell 1953) Description Undara Volcanic National Park, Queensland Photo © Stewart Macdonald Liburnascincus mundivensis Outcrop rock-skink Year described (Broom 1898) Description Black Mountain, Queensland Photo © David Fischer Liburnascincus scirtetis Black Mountain rock-skink Year described (Ingram & Covacevich 1980) Description

1. 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
2. Dolman, G. & Hugall, A.F. (2008). Combined mitochondrial and nuclear data enhance resolution of a rapid radiation of Australian rainbow skinks (Scincidae: Carlia). Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 49(3):782-794. - search web for this article