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Calyptotis is a genus of skinks, a type of lizard, found in Australia. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Reptiles, or members of the class Reptilia are air-breathing Cold-blooded Vertebrates that have skin covered in scales as opposed to hair or feathers Squamata (scaled reptiles is the largest recent order of Reptiles including Lizards and Snakes Members of the order are distinguished by Skinks are the most diverse group of Lizards They make the family Scincidae which shares the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha with several other A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic Skinks are the most diverse group of Lizards They make the family Scincidae which shares the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha with several other Lizards are a large and widespread group of Reptiles of the order Squamata, with nearly 5000 species and ranging across all continents except For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
Classification of Genus Calyptotis
- Calyptotis lepidorostrum (Greer, 1983), Cone-eared skink, Cone-eared Calyptotis.
- Calyptotis ruficauda (Greer, 1983), Red-tailed skink, Red-tailed Calyptotis.
- Calyptotis scutirostrum (Peters, 1873), Scute-snouted Calyptotis.
- Calyptotis temporalis (Greer, 1983), Broad-templed skink, Broad-templed Calyptotis.
- Calyptotis thorntonensis (Greer, 1983), Thornton Peak skink, Thornton Peak Calyptotis.
External links
- [REPTILIA-Species:Calyptotis* Brief descriptions of genus and species.
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