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Shadeskinks
Saproscincus
Saproscincus is a genus of skinks native to Australia, sometimes referred to as shade skinks. It contains the following species:
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species

Weasel Shadeskink
speciesSaproscincus mustelinus

Gully Shadeskink
speciesSaproscincus spectabilis

Pale-lipped Shadeskink
speciesSaproscincus basiliscus

Rose's Shadeskink
speciesSaproscincus rosei

Orange-tailed Shadeskink
speciesSaproscincus challengeri

Four-fingered Shadeskink
speciesSaproscincus tetradactylus

Lewis' Shadeskink
speciesSaproscincus lewisi

Hannah's Shadeskink
speciesSaproscincus hannahae

Wedge-snouted Shadeskink
speciesSaproscincus czechurai

Heath Shadeskink
speciesSaproscincus oriarus
Eungella Shadeskink
speciesSaproscincus eungellensis
Cape Melville Shadeskink
speciesSaproscincus saltus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37713.