Acritoscincus is a genus of Australian skinks (family Scincidae). It belongs to the Eugongylus group; the genus Oligosoma appears to be a fairly close relative.[2] An alternative name is Bassiana.
| Acritoscincus | |
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| Eastern three-lined skink (Acritoscincus duperreyi) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Acritoscincus Wells & Wellington, 1985[1] |
| Type species | |
| Lygosoma duperreyi Gray, 1838
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| Species | |
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3, see text | |
Species edit
- Acritoscincus duperreyi (Gray, 1838) -- eastern three-lined skink, bold-striped cool-skink
- Acritoscincus platynotus (Peters, 1881) -- red-throated cool-skink, red-throated skink
- Acritoscincus trilineatus (Gray, 1838) -- southwestern cool-skink, western three-lined skink, New Holland skink
References edit
- ^ Acritoscincus Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [22] [replacement name]
- ^ Austin, J.J. & Arnold, E.N. (2006): Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39(2): 503–511. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract)
- ^ Acritoscincus, Reptile Database
- ^ Wilson S, Swan G. A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. Second edition. Sydney:New Holland Publ., 2003