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Rainforest skink
Gnypetoscincus - Wells and Wellington, 1984

Pronunciation: nip-ett-oh-skink-uss
 Etymology: 'weak skink', referring to the species' intolerance to heat.1

Taxonomic notes:

Notes:
Statistics: Reproductive modes:
Live-bearing - 1 out of 1 Australian species

Size range:
Smallest Australian species: prickly forest skink (Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae) at 8.5 cm
 Longest Australian species: prickly forest skink (Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae) at 8.5 cm
Number of Australian species: 1
 

prickly forest skink (Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae)
Mobo Creek Crater, Queensland
Photo © Stewart Macdonald
prickly forest skink (Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae) distribution range map Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae
Prickly forest skink
Year described
(De Vis 1890)
Description

References
  1. Wells, Richard W. & Wellington, C. Ross (1984). A synopsis of the Class Reptilia in Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology, 1(3-4):73-129. - search web for this article
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