Ornithuroscincus

Ornithuroscincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. All but one species are endemic to New Guinea: in addition to northern New Guinea, Ornithuroscincus noctua occurs on many Pacific islands.

Taxonomy
The genus Ornithuroscincus was erected in 2021 in the revision of the then-polyphyletic genus Lobulia. Its closest relative in Alpinoscincus.

Description
Ornithuroscincus are small to medium-sized skinks with adult snout–vent length of 29-69 mm. The limbs are short. They are ovoviviparous with 1–3 offspring in each litter.

Habitat
They are terrestrial to semi-arboreal. Most species have restricted ranges in mountainous areas, but some species are widespread and occur in lowland areas.

Species
The following species are recognized as being valid:
 * Ornithuroscincus albodorsalis (T. Vogt, 1932)
 * Ornithuroscincus bengaun Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021
 * Ornithuroscincus inornatus Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021
 * Ornithuroscincus noctua (Lesson, 1830) – moth skink
 * Ornithuroscincus nototaenia (Boulenger, 1914)
 * Ornithuroscincus pterophilus Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021
 * Ornithuroscincus sabini (Kraus, 2020)
 * Ornithuroscincus shearmani Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021
 * Ornithuroscincus viridis Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Ornithuroscincus.