AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Scincidae / Ophioscincus
Snake-skinks
Ophioscincus
- Peters, 1873
| Pronunciation: | OH-fee-oh-SKIN-kuss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Etymology: | 'snake skink'. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 3 out of 3 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: Cooloola snake-skink (Ophioscincus cooloolensis) at 7 cm Longest Australian species: yolk-bellied snake-skink (Ophioscincus ophioscincus) at 10 cm |
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| Number of Australian species: | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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