THE REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS OF AUSTRALIA - SKINKS

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Skinks of Australia

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SPINIFEX SLENDER BLUETONGUE
Samphire Slender Bluetongue
Cyclodomorphus melanops
Slender Bluetongue (Cyclodomorphus melanops elongatus) from South Australia
Spinifex Slender Bluetongue (Cyclodomorphus melanops) from South Australia

 

Approximate distribution of the Slender Bluetongue (Cyclodomorphus melanops)
Approximate distribution of the Slender Bluetongue (Cyclodomorphus melanops)


Slender Bluetongue (Cyclodomorphus melanops elongatus) from Red Sands, WA
Slender Bluetongue (Cyclodomorphus melanops elongatus) from Red Sands, WA

The Slender Bluetongue (Cyclodomorphus melanops) was classed as a subspecies of Cyclodomorphus branchialis but has been elevated to species status with three subspecies of its own.



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SKINKS OF THE WORLD

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