Cyclodomorphus

Cyclodomorphus
Cyclodomorphus casuarinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia (paraphyletic)
(unranked):	Sauria
Order:	Squamata (paraphyletic)
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Subfamily:	Lygosominae
Genus:	Cyclodomorphus
Species
8, see text.

Cyclodomorphus is a genus of small to medium-sized skinks (family Scincidae). It belongs to the Egernia group which also includes the blue-tongued skinks (Austin & Arnold 2006).

Species

• Cyclodomorphus branchialis
• Cyclodomorphus casuarinae, She-oak Skink
• Cyclodomorphus celatus
• Cyclodomorphus maxima
• Cyclodomorphus melanops
• Cyclodomorphus michaeli
• Cyclodomorphus praealtus, Alpine She-oak Skink
• Cyclodomorphus venustus

See also

• Hemisphaeriodon

References

• Austin, J.J. & Arnold, E.N. (2006): Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39(2): 503–511. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract)