Cyclodomorphus melanops: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Cyclodomorphus
- Species
- Cyclodomorphus melanops
- Scientific Name
- Cyclodomorphus melanops
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Samphire slender bluetongue
The Spinifex slender blue-tongue or Samphire slender bluetongue (Cyclodomorphus melanops) is an endemic species of skink that inhabits the arid areas of central Australia. The Spinifex slender blue-tongue is closely related to the large blue-tongue skinks (Tiliqua Gray, 1825). However is individually categorised under the Genus Cyclodomorphus and species Cyclodomorphus melanops (C. melanops).
...Cyclodomorphus melanops in languages:
- English
- Samphire Slender Bluetongue
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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