Saproscincus is a genus of , Common name referred to as shadeskinks or shade-skinks, in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The genus is Endemism to Australia.[
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Species
The genus Saproscincus contains the following 12 species.
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Saproscincus basiliscus ( & , 1981) – pale-lipped shadeskink
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Saproscincus challengeri (Boulenger, 1887) – orange-tailed shadeskink, Border Ranges shadeskink, Challenger's skink
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Saproscincus czechurai (Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981) – wedge-snouted shadeskink, Czechuras litter-skink
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Saproscincus eungellensis Sadlier et al., 2005 – Eungella shadeskink
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Saproscincus hannahae Couper & , 1998 – Hannah's shadeskink
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Saproscincus lewisi Couper & Keim, 1998 – northern wet tropics shadeskink, Cooktown shade-skink
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Saproscincus mustelinus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874) – southern weasel skink, weasel shadeskink
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Saproscincus oriarius Sadlier, 1998
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Saproscincus rosei Wells & Wellington, 1985 – orange-tailed shadeskink, highland forest skink
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Saproscincus saltus , 2013 – Cape Melville shadeskink
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Saproscincus spectabilis (De Vis, 1888) – gully shadeskink
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Saproscincus tetradactylus ( & Kluge, 1980) – four-fingered shadeskink, four-toed litter-skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Saproscincus.
Further reading
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Wells, Richard W.; Wellington, C. Ross (1983). "A Synopsis of the Class Reptilia in Australia". Australian Journal of Herpetology 1 (3–4): 73–129. ( Saproscincus, new genus, p. 102).
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