# Notoscincus ornatus

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Species of lizard

Notoscincus ornatus Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Scincidae Genus: Notoscincus Species: N. ornatus Binomial name Notoscincus ornatus (Broom, 1896)

The **ornate soil-crevice skink** (***Notoscincus ornatus***) is a [species](/source/Species) of [skink](/source/Skink) found in [Australia](/source/Australia).[2]

## Geographic range

The ornate soil-crevice skink (*N. ornatus*) is known to be found from the far north of [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia), the [Northern Territory](/source/Northern_Territory), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), to [South Australia](/source/South_Australia). The [subspecies](/source/Subspecies) *N. ornatus wotjulum* is found in the tropical north coast and hinterland, whereas the subspecies *N. ornatus ornatus* is generally not.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-iucn_status_18_November_2021_1-0)** Cowan, M.; Gaikhorst, G.; Zichy-Woinarski, J.; How, R. (2017). ["*Notoscincus ornatus*"](https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/109480793/109480807). *[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/IUCN_Red_List)*. **2017** e.T109480793A109480807. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109480793A109480807.en](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109480793A109480807.en). Retrieved 18 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-RDB_2-0)** [*Notoscincus ornatus*](http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Notoscincus&species=ornatus) at the [Reptarium.cz Reptile Database](http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/). Accessed 22 March 2015.

Taxon identifiers Notoscincus ornatus Wikidata: Q5090462 Wikispecies: Notoscincus ornatus ADW: Notoscincus_ornatus AFD: Notoscincus_ornatus CoL: 47YP6 GBIF: 2460990 iNaturalist: 37885 IRMNG: 11313380 IUCN: 109480793 NCBI: 220788 Observation.org: 101691 Open Tree of Life: 868661 RD: ornatus

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