Pseudemoia
Encyclopedia
Pseudemoia is a genus of skink
s native to south–eastern Australia
. For similar skinks see genera Bassiana
, Lampropholis
, and Niveoscincus
.
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 native to south–eastern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. For similar skinks see genera Bassiana
Bassiana
Bassiana is a genus of skinks . It belongs to the Eugongylus group; the genus Oligosoma appears to be a fairly close relative. An alternative name is Acritoscincus...
, Lampropholis
Lampropholis
Lampropholis, the Indo-Australian ground skinks or Sunskinks, are a genus of skinks in the subfamily Lygosominae. It belongs to a clade with the genera Niveoscincus, Leiolopisma and possibly others of the Eugongylus group. They are found mainly in Indonesia and Australia...
, and Niveoscincus
Niveoscincus
Niveoscincus is a genus of skinks , commonly called Snow Skinks or Cool-skinks and residing mainly in Tasmania or Victoria, Australia. It belongs to a clade with the genera Carlia, Lampropholis and possibly others of the Eugongylus group. For similar skinks see genera Pseudemoia, Lampropholis, and...
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Species
- Pseudemoia baudini (DumérilAndré Marie Constant DumérilAndré Marie Constant Duméril was a French zoologist. He was professor of anatomy at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle from 1801 to 1812, when he became professor of herpetology and ichthyology...
and BibronGabriel BibronGabriel Bibron was a French zoologist. He was born in Paris. Son of an employee of the Museum national d'histoire naturelle, he had a good foundation in natural history and was hired to collect vertebrates in Italy and Sicily. He classified a number of reptile species with André Marie Constant...
, 1839) -- Great Bight Cool-skink, Baudin’s Skink, Bight Coast Skink - Pseudemoia cryodroma (Hutchinson & Donnellan, 1992) -- Alpine Bog Skink
- Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii (Kuhl, 1839) -- Southern Grass SkinkSouthern Grass SkinkThe Southern Grass Skink is a skink endemic to Australia, where it is found in the south-east of the continent, as well as in Tasmania and the islands of Bass Strait. Although it occurs in a variety of habitats, it is most commonly found in open grassy woodlands.The Southern Grass Skinks gives...
, Tussock Cool-skink, Tussock Skink, Entrecasteaux's Skink - Pseudemoia pagenstecheri (Lindholm, 1901) -- Southern Grass Tussock Skink, Southern Tussock Grass Skink
- Pseudemoia rawlinsoni (Hutchinson & Donnellan, 1988) -- Rawlinson's Window-eyed Skink, Glossy Grass Skink
- Pseudemoia spenceri (Lucas & Frost, 1894) -- Trunk-climbing Cool-skink