A. Greer
1979.9.30RECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM
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Skinks are the largest and most diverse of the five families of lizards in Australia, and new species are being discovered at a faster rate than in any other family of Australian reptiles.
Abstract
Skinks are the largest and most diverse of the five families of lizards in Australia. The most recent review of the lizard fauna, for example, recognizes 193 species (54 percent of the total; Cogger 1975), but as a result of recent work by several collectors, we now know of at least 242 species. Furthermore, new species are being discovered at a faster rate than in any other family of Australian reptiles (pers. obs.).
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GREER, A. A phylogenetic subdivision of australian skinks. RECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM, 1979, 32: 339–371.