Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 12th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Papuascincus
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Papuan Slender Skinks
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Papuanische Schlankskinke
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Papuanske Myndeskinker
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Papuascincus Allison & Greer (type species: Lygosoma stanleyanum Boulenger 1897) |
Contents:
6 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Papuascincus borealis
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Bewani Mountains Slender Skink, Northern Ranges Gold-striped Skink
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Bewani-Schlankskink
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Bewani-myndeskink
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Papuascincus borealis Slavenko, Richards, Donnellan, Allison & Oliver |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Papuascincus buergersi
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Sepik Slender Skink
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Sepik-Schlankskink
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Sepik-myndeskink
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Lygosoma buergersi Vogt |
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Emoia buergersi Smith 1937 |
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Papuascincus buergersi Allison & Greer 1986 |
Remarks:
Only known from its original description.
Previously regarded as a tentative synonym of Emoia atrocostata (Brown 1991), but according to G.M. Shea
(quoted by the Reptile Database; viewed 1 June 2017) it does not even belong in the genus
Emoia.
It is herein placed in the genus Papuascincus, following Allison & Greer (1986).
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Papuascincus eldorado
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Golden Slender Skink, Golden Mountain Skink
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Goldener Schlankskink
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Gylden Myndeskink
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Papuascincus eldorado Slavenko, Richards, Donnellan, Allison & Oliver |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Papuascincus morokanus
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Moroka Slender Skink
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Moroka-Schlankskink
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Moroka-myndeskink
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Leiolopisma morokanum Parker |
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Lygosoma morokanum Smith 1937 |
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Lygosoma stanleyanum morokanum Loveridge 1948 |
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Scincella morokana Mittleman 1952 |
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Lobulia morokanus Greer 1974 |
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Papuascincus morokanus Allison & Greer 1986 |
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Papuascincus phaeodes
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West Papuan Slender Skink
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Westpapuanischer Schlankskink
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Vestpapuansk Myndeskink
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Lygosoma phaeodes Vogt |
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Scincella phaeodes Mittleman 1952 |
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Lobulia phaeodes Greer 1974 |
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Papuascincus phaeodes Allison & Greer 1986 |
Remarks:
This species is known only from the type specimens and nothing is known about their distribution or ecology other than they are from New Guinea, probably the Sepik Basin in northwest Papua New Guinea (Tallowin, Allison & Shea 2015).
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Papuascincus stanleyanus
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Owen Stanley Range Slender Skink
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Owen-Stanley-Schlankskink
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Owen Stanley-myndeskink
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Lygosoma stanleyanum Boulenger |
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Scincella stanleyana Mittleman 1952 |
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Lobulia stanleyanus Greer 1974 |
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Papuascincus stanleyanus Allison & Greer 1986 |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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