Orange-bellied burrowing skink

The orange-bellied burrowing skink (Simiscincus aurantiacus) is a skink. It is monotypic in the genus Simiscincus. It is endemic to New Caledonia.[2]

Orange-bellied burrowing skink
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Simiscincus
Sadlier & Bauer, 1997
Species:
S. aurantiacus
Binomial name
Simiscincus aurantiacus
Sadlier & Bauer, 1997

References

  1. Sadlier, R.A.; Bauer, A.M.; Jourdan , H.; Astrongatt, S.; Deuss, M.; Duval, T.; Bourguet, E.; McCoy, S.; Bouteiller, A.; Lagrange, A. (2021). "Simiscincus aurantiacus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176195A123256754. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176195A123256754.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Simiscincus aurantiacus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 September 2018.
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