Phoboscincus
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| Phoboscincus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Phoboscincus Greer, 1974[1] |
Phoboscincus is a small genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. There are two known species in the genus Phoboscincus. Both species are found on various island of New Caledonia.[2]
Species
[edit]- Phoboscincus bocourti (Brocchi, 1876) – terror skink[3]
- Phoboscincus garnieri (Bavay, 1869) – Garnier's skink[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Phoboscincus ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Scincomorpha/Scincidae/eugongylinae.
- ^ "Phoboscincus ". Reptile Database.cz
- ^ "Phoboscincus bocourti ". Reptile Database.cz
- ^ "Phoboscincus garnieri ". Reptile Database.cz
Further reading
[edit]- Greer AE (1974). "The genetic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian J. Zool. Supplementary Series 22 (31): 1-67. (Phoboscincus, new genus).