Nubeoscincus is a genus of skinks in the subfamily Eugongylinae.[2] The genus Nubeoscincus is endemic to New Guinea.[1][2] The genus name, derived from Latin nubes (=cloud) and scincus, refers to high elevations at which species in this genus occur.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Nubeoscincus Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021[1] |
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Nubeoscincus are medium-sized terrestrial skinks with short limbs and adults measuring 47–64 mm (1.9–2.5 in) in snout–vent length.[1]
Species
edit- Nubeoscincus glacialis (Greer, Allison & Cogger, 2005)
- Nubeoscincus stellaris (Greer, Allison & Cogger, 2005)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Nubeoscincus.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Slavenko, Alex; Karin Tamar; Oliver J S Tallowin; Fred Kraus; Allen Allison; Salvador Carranza & Shai Meiri (2022) [2021]. "Revision of the montane New Guinean skink genus Lobulia (Squamata: Scincidae), with the description of four new genera and nine new species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 195 (1): 220–278. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab052.
- ^ a b c Uetz, P.; et al. (eds.). "Nubeoscincus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 7 January 2024.