Ophioscincus truncatus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Ophioscincus
Species: Ophioscincus truncatus
Name

Ophioscincus truncatus (Peters, 1876)
References
Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Ophioscincus truncatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 August 2020.

Vernacular names
English: Short-limbed Snake Skink

The short-limbed snake-skink (Ophioscincus truncatus) is a species of burrowing short-limbed snake-skink that is endemic to the coastal areas and islands of New South Wales and Queensland, in Australia.
Classification

Subspecies

Ophioscincus truncatus truncatus (Peters 1876)
Ophioscincus truncatus monswilsonensis (Copland, 1952)

References

Shea, G.; Wilson, S.; Sanderson, C.; Hobson, R. (2018). "Ophioscincus truncatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109480861A109480870. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109480861A109480870.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

External links

Australian Faunal Directory Online Ophioscincus truncatus details and distribution maps.
World Wildlife Organisation List of species found in Eastern Australian temperate forests.