Liopholis
| Liopholis | |
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| White's skink (Liopholis whitii) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Egerniinae |
| Genus: | Liopholis Fitzinger, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| Lygosoma moniligera A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839
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| Species | |
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15 species (see text) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Flamoscincus | |
Liopholis is a genus of lizards in the subfamily Egerniinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). Species of the genus are found in the Australian region. They were previously placed in the genus Egernia.