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Calyptotis

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Calyptotis is a genus of skinks, a type of lizard, found in Australia.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Calyptotis is referenced by 6 other articles, and connects out to Australia, Animalia and Reptilia.

It is catalogued under topics including Calyptotis, Endemic fauna of Australia and Lizard genera.

Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassSquamata
  4. FamilyScincidae
Observations recorded4,750

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
4
Family
Scincidae
Collections
QM, NMV
Recorded in
Australia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Lygosominae
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taxon name
Calyptotis
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Calyptotis
endemic to
Australia
taxon author citation
De Vis, 1886
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Encyclopedic overview

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Calyptotis is a genus of skinks, a type of lizard, found in Australia.

==Species== The following four species are recognized as being valid. Calyptotis lepidorostrum – cone-eared calyptotis Calyptotis ruficauda – red-tailed calyptotis Calyptotis scutirostrum – scute-snouted calyptotis Calyptotis temporalis – broad-templed calyptotis

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Calyptotis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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