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Cautula
- Hutchinson, Donnellan, Baverstock, Krieg, Simm & Burgin, 1990
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"From the Latin cauta, shy, and the diminutive suffix -ula, alluding to the small size and secretive habits of the type-species. Genus feminine."1 |
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The sole member of this genus is now in the monotypic genus Harrisoniascincus. |
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Number of Australian species: | 0 | |||
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- Hutchinson, MN; Donnellan, SC; Baverstock, PR; Krieg, M.; Simms, S.; & Burgin, S. (1990). Immunological relationships and generic revision of the Australian lizards assigned to the genus Leiolopisma (Scincidae: Lygosominae). Australian Journal of Zoology, 38(5):535-554. - search web for this article