Ornithuroscincus noctua (Lesson, 1830) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ornithuroscincus noctua (Lesson, 1830)

Ornithuroscincus noctua (Lesson, 1830)

Ornithuroscincus noctua, the moth skink, is a skink species found in multiple Pacific regions.

Family
Genus
Ornithuroscincus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Ornithuroscincus noctua (Lesson, 1830)

Ornithuroscincus noctua, commonly known as the moth skink, is a species of skink. This species can be found across a range of Pacific regions, which include Sulawesi, Northern Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Tuamotu, the Marquesas Islands, the Pitcairn Islands, Hawaii, Indonesia, Fiji, Western Samoa, the Admiralty Islands, the Bismarck Archipelago, Tonga, Toga, Tegua, the Cook Islands, and Guam.

Photo: (c) Andrew Blayney, all rights reserved, uploaded by Andrew Blayney

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Ornithuroscincus

More from Scincidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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