Cyclodomorphus
Encyclopedia
Cyclodomorphus is a genus
of small to medium-sized skink
s (family
Scincidae). It belongs to the Egernia
group which also includes the blue-tongued skinks (Austin & Arnold 2006).
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small to medium-sized skink
Skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae. Together with several other lizard families, including Lacertidae , they comprise the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha...
s (family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Scincidae). It belongs to the Egernia
Egernia
Egernia is a genus of skinks that occurs in Australia. These skinks are ecologically diverse omnivores that inhabit a wide range of habitats...
group which also includes the blue-tongued skinks (Austin & Arnold 2006).
Species
- Cyclodomorphus branchialis
- Cyclodomorphus casuarinae, She-oak Skink
- Cyclodomorphus celatus
- Cyclodomorphus maxima
- Cyclodomorphus melanops
- Cyclodomorphus michaeli
- Cyclodomorphus praealtus
- Cyclodomorphus venustus