Biology:Eremiascincus

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Short description: Genus of lizards


Eremiascincus
Lizard at Plutonic.JPG
Eremiascincus richardsonii
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Eremiascincus
Greer, 1979[1]
Species

15 sp., see text

Synonyms

Glaphyromorphus
Wells & Wellington, 1984

Eremiascincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Australia , Indonesia, and East Timor.[2]

Species

The genus contains the following 15 valid species, listed alphabetically by specific name.[2]

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

References

  1. Mecke, Sven; Doughty, Paul; Donnellan, Stephen C. (2009). "A new species of Eremiascincus (Reptilia; Squamata: Scincidae) from the Great Sandy Desert and Pilbara Coast, Western Australia and reassignment of eight species from Glaphyromorphus to Eremiascincus ". Zootaxa 2246: 1-20.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Eremiascincus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Greer AE (1979). "Eremiascincus, a new generic name for some Australian sand swimming skinks (Lacertilia: Scincidae)". Rec. Australian Mus. 32 (7): 321–388. ("Eremiascincus New Genus", p. 323).

Wikidata ☰ Q2423049 entry