Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022.




 



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Genus
Glaphyromorphus

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Short-legged Mulch Skinks
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Kurzbein-Wühlskinke
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Kortbenede Muldskinker
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1984 |  |
Glaphyromorphus Wells & Wellington (type species: Lygosoma punctulatum Peters 1871) |
1984 |  |
Patheticoscincus Wells & Wellington (type species: Lygosoma australis Gray 1839; syn. Cogger 1996) |
1985 |  |
Opacitascincus Wells & Wellington (type species: Lygosoma crassicaudum Dumeril & Dumeril 1851; syn. Cogger 1996) |
2009 |  |
Rhiannodon Wells (type species: Lygosoma mjöbergi Lönnberg & Andersson 1915) |
Contents:
12 species, of which 10 (83.3%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks:
Previously included in
Sphenomorphus. Some species now included in
Eremiascincus (antoniorum, brongersmai, butlerorum, douglasi, emigrans, isolepis, pardalis, timorensis) and
Hemiergis (gracilipes) were previously included in Glaphyromorphus.
Distribution:
E. Malay Archipelago, Australia.
Reported from:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Torres Strait Islands],
Western Australia),
Indonesia
(Waigeo,
Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson],
Eastern New Guinea,
Louisiade Archipelago
[Rossel]).
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Glaphyromorphus arnhemicus

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Arnhem Land Mulch Skink, Stout-tailed Skink
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Arnhemland-Wühlskink
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Arnhemland-muldskink
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1967 |  |
Sphenomorphus crassicaudus arnhemicus Storr |
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Patheticoscincus arnhemicus Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Opacitascincus arnhemicus Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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Sphenomorphus arnhemicus Ehmann 1992 |
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Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis arnhemicus Cogger 1996 |
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Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus arnhemicus Wilson & Swan 2003 |
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Glaphyromorphus arnhemicus Zichy-Woinarski 2018 |

Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of crassicauda.
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory).
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Glaphyromorphus clandestinus

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Mount Elliot Mulch Skink
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Mount-Elliot-Wühlskink
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Mount Elliot-muldskink
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2004 |  |
Glaphyromorphus clandestinus Hoskins & Couper |

Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Glaphyromorphus cracens

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Slender Mulch Skink
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Venus-Wühlskink
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Australsk Venus-muldskink
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1985 |  |
Sphenomorphus cracens Greer |
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Glaphyromorphus cracens Cogger 1992 |
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Opacitascincus cracens Wells 2009 |

Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Glaphyromorphus crassicauda

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Cape York Mulch Skink, Stout-tailed Skink
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Cape-York-Wühlskink
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Cape York-muldskink
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1851 |  |
Lygosoma crassicaudum Dumeril in Dumeril & Dumeril |
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Sphenomorphus crassicaudus Mittleman 1952 |
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Patheticoscincus crassicaudus Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Opacitascincus crassicaudus Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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Gongylus crassicaudum Frank & Ramus 1995 |
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Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus Cogger 1992 |

Remarks:
Previously included arnhemicus.
Although the grammatical gender of Glaphyromorphus is masculine, the ending of the specific epithet, crassicauda, should not be changed to "-us",
since it is a noun in aposition, not an adjective (see Böhme & Denzer 2019).
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland
[incl.
Torres Strait Islands]),
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis

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Northern Mulch Skink, Darwin Skink
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Nördlicher Wühlskink
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Nordlig Muldskink
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1967 |  |
Sphenomorphus crassicaudus darwiniensis Storr |
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Patheticoscincus darwiniensis Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Opacitascincus darwiniensis Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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Sphenomorphus darwiniensis Horner 1992 |
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Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis Cogger 1992 |

Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Western Australia).
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Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis

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Brown-tailed Bar-lipped Skink, Grey-tailed Skink
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Braunschwänziger Wühlskink
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Brunhalet Muldskink
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1979 |  |
Sphenomorphus fuscicaudis Greer |
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Concinnia fuscicaudis Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis Cogger 1992 |
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Serenitas fuscicaudis Wells 2009 |

Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Glaphyromorphus mjobergi

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Atherton Tableland Mulch Skink
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Atherton-Wühlskink
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Atherton-muldskink
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1915 |  |
Lygosoma mjöbergi Lönnberg & Andersson |
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Sphenomorphus mjobergi Mittleman 1952 |
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Concinnia mjobergi Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Glaphyromorphus mjobergi Cogger 1992 |
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Rhiannodon mjobergi Wells 2009 |
1933 |  |
Lygosoma darlingtoni Loveridge (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |

Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis

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Black-tailed Bar-lipped Skink, Dark-tailed Skink
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Schwarzschwänziger Wühlskink
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Sorthalet Muldskink
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1877 |  |
Mocoa nigricaudis Macleay |
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Sphenomorphus nigricaudis Copland 1946 |
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Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Serenitas nigricaudis Wells 2009 |
1877 |  |
Hinulia atrocostata Macleay [not Scincus atrocostata Lesson 1830] (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
1878 |  |
Lygosoma elegantulum Peters & Doria (Shea & Greer 1999) |
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Sphenomorphus nigricaudis elegantulus Copland 1950 |
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Sphenomorphus elegantulus Barbour 1912 |
1919 |  |
Lygosoma wirzi Roux (Shea & Greer 1999) |

Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Torres Strait Islands]),
Indonesia
(Waigeo,
Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson],
Eastern New Guinea,
Louisiade Archipelago
[Rossel]).
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Glaphyromorphus nyanchupinta

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McIlwraith Bar-lipped Skink
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McIlwraith-Wühlskink
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McIlwraith-muldskink
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2014 |  |
Glaphyromorphus nyanchupinta Hoskins & Couper |

Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Glaphyromorphus othelarrni

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Cape Melville Bar-lipped Skink
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Cape-Melville-Wühlskink
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Cape Melville-muldskink
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2014 |  |
Glaphyromorphus othelarrni Hoskins & Couper |

Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Glaphyromorphus pumilus

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Dwarf Mulch Skink
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Zwerg-Wühlskink
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Dværg-muldskink
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1887 |  |
Lygosoma pumilum Boulenger |
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Sphenomorphus pumilum Cogger 1975 |
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Glaphyromorphus pumilus Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Opacitascincus pumilus Wells 2009 |
1877 |  |
Lygosoma ornatum Macleay (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |

Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland
[incl.
Torres Strait Islands]).
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Glaphyromorphus punctulatus

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Fine-spotted Mulch Skink
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Feingesprenkelter Wühlskink
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Spættet Muldskink
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1871 |  |
Lygosoma punctulatum Peters |
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Sphenomorphus punctulatus Cogger 1975 |
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Glaphyromorphus punctulatus Wells & Wellington 1984 |
1876 |  |
Lygosoma heterodactylum Günther (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |

Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Glaphyromorphus punctulatus
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