Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
July 28th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Ornithuroscincus
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Smooth-eared Skinks
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Glattohrenskinke
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Glatøreskinker
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Ornithuroscincus Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri (type species: Lobulia sabini Kraus 2020) |
Contents:
9 species, of which 8 (88.9%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Some species of this genus were previously assigned to
Lipinia
or
Lobulia.
Distribution:
E. Malay Archipelago, S. and W. Pacific Ocean.
Reported from:
American Samoa,
Cook Islands
(incl.
Rarotonga),
Fiji
(incl.
Rotuma),
French Polynesia,
Guam,
Indonesia
(Halmahera,
Java,
Morotai,
Talaud Islands,
Ternate,
Western New Guinea,
Yapen),
Kiribati,
Marshall Islands
(incl.
Arno Atoll),
Micronesia
(incl.
Pohnpei),
Niue,
Palau,
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago
[Admiralty Islands
(Manus),
New Britain,
New Ireland,
Umboi],
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson,
Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea,
Louisiade Archipelago,
Woodlark,
North Solomon Islands
[Bougainville],
Trobriand Islands),
Solomon Islands
(incl.
Guadalcanal),
Tokelau,
Tonga,
Tuvalu,
Vanuatu
(incl.
Espiritu Santo),
Western Samoa.
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Ornithuroscincus albodorsalis
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White-backed Smooth-eared Skink, White-backed Striped Skink
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Weissrücken-Glattohrenskink
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Hvidrygget Glatøreskink
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Lygosoma albodorsale Vogt |
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Sphenomorphus albodorsale Whitaker, Whitaker & Mills 1982 |
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Lipinia albodorsalis Shea & Greer 2002 |
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Ornithuroscincus albodorsalis Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri 2021 |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Ornithuroscincus bengaun
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Daga Smooth-eared Skink
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Daga-Glattohrenskink
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Daga-glatøreskink
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Ornithuroscincus bengaun Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Ornithuroscincus inornatus
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Plain Smooth-eared Skink
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Schmuckloser Glattohrenskink
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Prydløs Glatøreskink
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Ornithuroscincus inornatus Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Ornithuroscincus noctua
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Moth Skink, Pacific Moth Skink
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Nachtfalterskink
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Nætsværmerskink
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Scincus noctua Lesson |
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Lygosoma noctua Boulenger 1887 |
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Leiolopisma noctua Stejneger 1899 |
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Lipinia noctua Mittleman 1952 |
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Ornithuroscincus noctua Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri 2021 |
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1860 | |
Lygosoma vertebrale Hallowell (syn. Zweifel 1979) |
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1869 | |
Euprepes novarae Steindachner (syn. Zweifel 1979) |
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1874 | |
Lygosoma aurea Meyer (syn. Zweifel 1979) |
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1878 | |
Lygosoma noctua var. ternatensis Peters & Doria |
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1895 | |
Lygosoma miotis Boulenger (syn. Zweifel 1979) |
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1896 | |
Lygosoma subnitens Boettger (syn. Zweifel 1979) |
Remarks:
Probably a species complex (Allison, Bickford, Richards & Torr 1998).
A record from Java (Whitten & McCarthy 1993) is regarded as doubtful.
Introduced to:
Pitcairn Islands,
USA
(Hawaii).
Distribution:
American Samoa,
Cook Islands
(incl.
Rarotonga),
Fiji
(incl.
Rotuma),
French Polynesia,
Guam,
Indonesia
(Halmahera,
Morotai,
Talaud Islands,
Ternate,
Western New Guinea,
Yapen),
Kiribati,
Marshall Islands
(incl.
Arno Atoll),
Micronesia
(incl.
Pohnpei),
Niue,
Palau,
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago
[Admiralty Islands
(Manus),
New Britain,
New Ireland,
Umboi],
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson,
Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea,
Louisiade Archipelago,
Woodlark,
North Solomon Islands
[Bougainville],
Trobriand Islands),
Solomon Islands
(incl.
Guadalcanal),
Tokelau,
Tonga,
Tuvalu,
Vanuatu
(incl.
Espiritu Santo),
Western Samoa.
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Ornithuroscincus noctua
© Rune Midtgaard
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Ornithuroscincus nototaenia
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South Papuan Smooth-eared Skink, South Papuan Striped Skink
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Südpapuanischer Glattohrenskink
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Sydpapuansk Glatøreskink
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Lygosoma nototaenia Boulenger |
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Sphenomorphus nototaenius Mittleman 1952 |
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Lipinia nototaenia Shea & Greer 2002 |
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Ornithuroscincus nototaenia Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri 2021 |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Ornithuroscincus pterophilus
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Mount Victoria Smooth-eared Skink
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Mount-Victoria-Glattohrenskink
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Mount Victoria-glatøreskink
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Ornithuroscincus pterophilus Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Ornithuroscincus sabini
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Mount Simpson Smooth-eared Skink, (Mount Simpson Comb-eared Skink)
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Mount-Simpson-Glattohrenskink
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Mount Simpson-glatøreskink
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2020 | |
Lobulia sabini Kraus |
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Ornithuroscincus sabini Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri 2021 |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Ornithuroscincus shearmani
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Milne Bay Comb-eared Skink, (Shearman's Smooth-eared Skink)
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Milne-Bay-Glattohrenskink
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Milne Bay-glatøreskink
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Ornithuroscincus shearmani Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Ornithuroscincus viridis
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Green Smooth-eared Skink
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Grüner Glattohrenskink
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Grøn Glatøreskink
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Ornithuroscincus viridis Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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