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Metallic Skink

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Niveoscincus
Species:	N. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Least Concern ( LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category 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 Niveoscincus is a Genus of Skinks ( family Scincidae It belongs to a Clade with the genera Carlia, metallicus

Binomial name

Niveoscincus metallicus
O'Shaughnessy

Synonyms

Leiolopisma metallica

The Metallic Skink (Niveoscincus metallicus) is a species of skink in the Scincidae family. In Scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different Scientific names used for a single Taxon. Skinks are the most diverse group of Lizards They make the family Scincidae which shares the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha with several other Skinks are the most diverse group of Lizards They make the family Scincidae which shares the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha with several other It is endemic to Australia, found in southern Victoria, as well as in Tasmania where it is the most widespread and common lizard, occurring on many offshore islands in Bass Strait as well as the mainland. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass Bass Strait (bæs is a sea Strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland ( Victoria in particular It gives birth to live young. It is highly variable and may be a complex of closely related species. ^[1]^[2]

References

^ Wildlife of Tasmania – Metallic Skink
^ Cogger, H. G. (1979). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed: Sydney. ISBN 0-589-50108-9

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