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

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 – Baudin's skink, Bight Coast skink
  • Pseudemoia cryodroma – alpine bog skink
  • Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii – southern grass skink, tussock cool-skink, tussock skink, Entrecasteaux's skink
  • Pseudemoia pagenstecheri – southern grass tussock skink, southern tussock grass skink
  • Pseudemoia rawlinsoni – Rawlinson's window-eyed skink
  • Pseudemoia spenceri – trunk-climbing cool-skink

References

Further reading

  • Fuhn IE (1967). "Pseudemoia, eine neue monotypische Gattung aus Südostaustralien (Ablepharus/Emoa/spenceri Lucas und Frost, 1894) [= Pseudemoia, a new monotypic genus from southeastern Australia (Ablepharus/Emoa/spenceri Lucas and Frost, 1894)". Zoologischer Anzeiger 179: 243–247. (Pseudemoia, new genus). (in German).
  • Hutchinson MN, Donnellan SC (1992). "Taxonomy and genetic variation in the Australian lizards of the genus Pseudemoia (Scincidae: Lygosominae)". Journal of Natural History 26 (1): 215–264.