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Phoboscincus

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Phoboscincus is a small genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. There are two known species in the genus Phoboscincus. Both species are found on various island of New Caledonia.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassSquamata
  4. FamilyScincidae
Observations recorded39

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Lygosominae
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Commons category
Phoboscincus
taxon name
Phoboscincus
taxon rank
genus
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Category:Phoboscincus
endemic to
New Caledonia
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Phoboscincus is a small genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. There are two known species in the genus Phoboscincus. Both species are found on various island of New Caledonia.

==Species== Phoboscincus bocourti – terror skink Phoboscincus garnieri – Garnier's skink

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