Ophioscincus truncatus

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Ophioscincus truncatus is a species of burrowing short-limbed snake-skink that is endemic to the coastal areas and islands of New South Wales and Queensland, in Australia.

Classification

Subspecies

Ophioscincus truncatus truncatus (Peters 1876)
Ophioscincus truncatus monswilsonensis (Copland, 1952)

External links

[Australian Faunal Directory Online] Ophioscincus truncatus details and distribution maps.
[World Wildlife Organisation] List of species found in Eastern Australian temperate forests.

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