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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Calyptotis
Species: C. lepidorostrum - C. ruficauda - C. scutirostum - C. temporalis - C. thorntonensis

Name

Calyptotis
Vernacular names

Calyptotis is a genus of skinks, a type of lizard, found in Australia.
Species

The following five species are recognized as being valid.[1]

Calyptotis lepidorostrum (Greer, 1983) – cone-eared calyptotis
Calyptotis ruficauda (Greer, 1983) – red-tailed calyptotis
Calyptotis scutirostrum (Peters, 1873) – scute-snouted calyptotis
Calyptotis temporalis (Greer, 1983) – broad-templed calyptotis
Calyptotis thorntonensis (Greer, 1983) – Thornton Peak skink, Thornton Peak calyptotis

References

"Calyptotis ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

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