AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Scincidae / Lygosoma
Grass-skinks
Lygosoma
- Gray, 1845
| Pronunciation: | LIE-gog-SOH-mah | |||||||||
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| Etymology: | 'flexible body'.1 | |||||||||
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Oviparous - 1 out of 1 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: Christmas Island grass-skink (Lygosoma bowringii) at 3.6 cm Longest Australian species: Christmas Island grass-skink (Lygosoma bowringii) at 3.6 cm |
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| Number of Australian species: | 1 | |||||||||
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- Ehmann, Harald (1992). Encyclopedia of Australian animals: Reptiles. Angus and Robertson. 495 pp - search web for this book