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Pseudemoia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Reptilia

Infraorder
  
Scincomorpha

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Suborder
  
Sauria

Family
  
Scincidae

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Southern grass skink, Niveoscincus, Bassiana, Lampropholis, Scaled reptiles

Pseudemoia is a genus of skinks native to southeastern Australia. For similar skinks see genera Bassiana, Lampropholis, and Niveoscincus.

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Reproduction

At least in P. entrecasteauxii, P. pagenstecheri, and P. spenceri, a placenta-like structure is formed during pregnancy to pass nutrients to the developing offspring. Similar mammal-like adaptations also occur in the skink genera Chalcides, Eumecia, Mabuya, Niveoscincus, and Trachylepis.

Species

Six species are recognized.

  • Pseudemoia baudini (A.M.C. Duméril and Bibron, 1839) -- Great Bight cool-skink, Baudin’s skink, Bight Coast skink
  • Pseudemoia cryodroma Hutchinson & Donnellan, 1992 -- alpine bog skink
  • Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii (Kuhl, 1839) -- southern grass skink, tussock cool-skink, tussock skink, Entrecasteaux's skink
  • Pseudemoia pagenstecheri (Lindholm, 1901) -- southern grass tussock skink, southern tussock grass skink
  • Pseudemoia rawlinsoni (Hutchinson & Donnellan, 1988) -- Rawlinson's window-eyed skink, glossy grass skink
  • Pseudemoia spenceri (Lucas & Frost, 1894) -- trunk-climbing cool-skink

    • References

    Pseudemoia Wikipedia
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