Cyclodomorphus
{{Short description|Genus of lizards}}
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{{Automatic taxobox
| name = Cyclodomorphus
| image = Cyclodomorphus casuarinae in a garden in Bicheno, Tasmania.jpg
| image_caption = She-oak skink (Cyclodomorphus casuarinae)
| taxon = Cyclodomorphus
| authority = Fitzinger, 1843
| type_species = Cyclodus casuarinae
| type_species_authority = Duméril and Bibron, 1839
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 9, see text.
}}
Cyclodomorphus is a genus of small to medium-sized skinks (family Scincidae)."Cyclodomorphus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. It belongs to the Egernia group which also includes the blue-tongued skinks (Austin & Arnold 2006).
Species
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| Image | Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclodomorphus branchialis (Günther, 1867) | common slender bluetongue, Gunther's skink | Australia. | |
| 120px | Cyclodomorphus casuarinae (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) | she-oak slender bluetongue, she-oak skink | Tasmania, Australia. |
| Cyclodomorphus celatus Shea & Miller, 1995 | western slender blue-tongue | Western Australia | |
| 120px | Cyclodomorphus gerrardii (JE Gray, 1845) | pink-tongued skink, pink-tongued lizard | Australia |
| Cyclodomorphus maximus (Storr, 1976) | giant slender bluetongue | Western Australia. | |
| Cyclodomorphus melanops (Stirling & Zietz, 1893) | Samphire slender bluetongue | Australia. | |
| 120px | Cyclodomorphus michaeli Wells & Wellington, 1984 | coastal she-oak slender bluetongue | Australia (New South Wales south to eastern Victoria) |
| 120px | Cyclodomorphus praealtus Shea, 1995 | alpine she-oak skink, alpine she-oak slender bluetongue | Australia |
| Cyclodomorphus venustus Shea & Miller, 1995 | slender bluetongue | eastern Australia. |
See also
References
- {{aut|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)
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Category:Endemic fauna of Australia
Category:Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger
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