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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 26th, 2024.


Taxonomy of the family Scincidae
Bibliography of the genus Notoscincus
Biodiversity of the family Scincidae








Genus
Notoscincus

Glossy Soil-crevice Skinks, (Snake-eyed Skinks)

Glanz-Brillenskinke

Glans-brillejordskinker

1969 Notoscincus Fuhn (type species: Ablepharus wotjulum Glauert 1959)
Contents: 3 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia).

Notoscincus butleri

Lined Soil-crevice Skink

Gestreifter Erdskink

Stribet Glansjordskink

1979 Notoscincus butleri Storr

Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).


Notoscincus ornatus

Ornate Soil-crevice Skink, Ornate Snake-eyed Skink, Ornate Skink, Desert Glossy Skink

Pracht-Erdskink

Pragt-glansjordskink

1896 Ablepharus ornatus Broom
Notoscincus ornatus Fuhn 1969
1959 Ablepharus wotjulum Glauert (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983)
Notoscincus wotjulum Greer 1974
Notoscincus ornatus wotjulum Storr, Smith & Johnstone 1999

Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia).


Notoscincus ornatus
© Rune Midtgaard

Notoscincus watersi

Centralian Soil-crevice Skink

Centralaustralischer Erdskink

Centralaustralsk Glansjordskink

1985 Notoscincus watersi Wells & Wellington
Notoscincus sp. nov. Shea & Sadlier 1999 (see remarks)

Remarks: Although not mentioned by Wilson & Swan (2010) or Jolly, Schembri & MacDonald (2023), this taxon is tentatively regarded as a valid species herein, following Shea & Sadlier (1999), who regarded it as valid, although they did not accept watersi as the valid name for the species, but regarded it as unnamed.
Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory).