AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Scincidae / Coeranoscincus
Snake-tooth skinks
Coeranoscincus
- Wells and Wellington, 1984
Pronunciation: | see-RAN-oh-SKINK-uss | |||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | 'master-lizard'.1 | |||||||||||||||
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Reproductive modes:
Unknown - 1 out of 2 Australian species Oviparous - 1 out of 2 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: three-toed snake-tooth skink (Coeranoscincus reticulatus) at 19.5 cm Longest Australian species: limbless snake-tooth skink (Coeranoscincus frontalis) at 29 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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- 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