''Saproscincus'' is a

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skink Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. S ...

s native to Australia, sometimes referred to as shadeskinks. It contains the following species: *''

Saproscincus basiliscus The pale-lipped shadeskink (''Saproscincus basiliscus'') is a species of skink found in Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_t ...

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, 1981) - pale-lipped shadeskink *''

Saproscincus challengeri ''Saproscincus challengeri'', also known commonly as the Border Ranges shadeskink, Challenger's skink, the challenging shade skink, and the orange-tailed shadeskink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to New S ...

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Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer * Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo * George Albert Boulenger (1858� ...

, 1887) - orange-tailed shadeskink, Border Ranges shadeskink, Challenger's skink *''

Saproscincus czechurai ''Saproscincus czechurai'', also known commonly as Czechura's litter-skink, Czechura's skink, and the wedge-snouted shadeskink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia. Etymology The ...

'' (Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981) - wedge-snouted shadeskink, Czechuras litter-skink *''

Saproscincus eungellensis The Eungella shadeskink (''Saproscincus eungellensis'') is a species of skink found in Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_ty ...

Sadlier Sadlier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anna T. Sadlier (1854-1932), Canadian writer, translator *Clifford Sadlier (1892–1964), Australian Victoria Cross recipient *Kieran Sadlier (born 1994), Irish footballer *Mary Anne ...

et al., 2005 - Eungella shadeskink *''

Saproscincus hannahae Hannah's shadeskink (''Saproscincus hannahae'') is a species of skink found in Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Cou ...

Couper Couper is a surname. It may refer to: * Archibald Scott Couper, scientist * Heather Couper, British astronomer * James Couper (disambiguation) * Scott Couper, American football player * William Couper (bishop), 17th-century Scottish bishop and th ...

& Keim, 1998 - Hannah's shadeskink *''

Saproscincus lewisi The Northern Wet Tropics shadeskink or Cooktown shadeskink (''Saproscincus lewisi'') is a species of skink found in Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland i ...

'' Couper & Keim, 1998 - Northern Wet Tropics shadeskink, Cooktown shadeskink *''

Saproscincus mustelinus ''Saproscincus mustelinus'', commonly known as the southern weasel skink or weasel shadeskink, is a small species of skink which is endemic to Australia. Behavior ''S. mustelinus'' is usually nocturnal, but is most active in the evening and wa ...

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O'Shaughnessy Ó Seachnasaigh, O'Shaughnessy, collectively Uí Sheachnasaigh, clan name Cinél nAedha na hEchtghe, is a family surname of Irish origin. The name is found primarily in County Galway and County Limerick. Their name derives from Seachnasach mac ...

, 1874) - southern weasel skink, weasel shadeskink *''

Saproscincus oriarius ''Saproscincus oriarius'' is a species of skink found in New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , ...

'' Sadlier, 1998 *''

Saproscincus rosei The orange-tailed shadeskink or highland forest skink (''Saproscincus rosei'') is a species of skink found in New South Wales and Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location o ...

Wells Wells most commonly refers to: * Wells, Somerset, a cathedral city in Somerset, England * Well, an excavation or structure created in the ground * Wells (name) Wells may also refer to: Places Canada * Wells, British Columbia England * Wel ...

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by m ...

, 1985 - orange-tailed shadeskink, highland forest skink *''

Saproscincus saltus The Cape Melville shadeskink (''Saproscincus saltus'') is a species of lizards from the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, described in 2013.

Hoskin Hoskin is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Ashley Hoskin English footballer * Chuck Hoskin Jr. (born 1974/1975), tribal nation chief * Chuck Hoskin (born 1952), politician and father of Chuck Hoskin Jr. * Cyril Henry Hoskin (1910 ...

, 2013 - Cape Melville shadeskink *''

Saproscincus spectabilis ''Saproscinus spectabilis'' known as the gully shadeskink is a small lizard found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. The habitat is cool, shaded gullies where it feeds on small insects. It may be seen on sunny rocky outcrops within gu ...

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De Vis Charles Walter de Vis (Birmingham, England, 9 May 1829 – Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 30 April 1915),

, 1888) - gully shadeskink *''

Saproscincus tetradactylus The four-fingered shadeskink or four-toed litter-skink (''Saproscincus tetradactylus'') is a species of skink found in Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queenslan ...

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Kluge Kluge (, ) is a German-derived surname. In German, capitalizing, and adding a final to, the adjective (meaning "clever"), creates a noun meaning "clever one". Although the adjective is a feminine form, the noun can be feminine, neuter or masc ...

, 1980) - four-fingered shadeskink, four-toed litter-skink ''

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binomial authority In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...

in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Saproscincus''.

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* Lizard genera Skinks of Australia Taxa named by Richard Walter Wells Taxa named by Cliff Ross Wellington {{Skink-stub

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