Ornithuroscincus
Ornithuroscincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. All but one species are endemic to New Guinea: in addition to northern New Guinea, Ornithuroscincus noctua occurs on many Pacific islands.
Taxonomy
The genus Ornithuroscincus was erected in 2021 in the revision of the then-polyphyletic genus Lobulia. Its closest relative in Alpinoscincus.Description
Ornithuroscincus are small to medium-sized skinks with adult snout–vent length of. The limbs are short. They are ovoviviparous with 1–3 offspring in each litter.Habitat
They are terrestrial to semi-arboreal. Most species have restricted ranges in mountainous areas, but some species are widespread and occur in lowland areas.Species
The following species are recognized as being valid:- Ornithuroscincus albodorsalis
- Ornithuroscincus bengaun
- Ornithuroscincus inornatus
- Ornithuroscincus noctua – moth skink
- Ornithuroscincus nototaenia
- Ornithuroscincus pterophilus
- Ornithuroscincus sabini
- Ornithuroscincus shearmani
- Ornithuroscincus viridis