Biology:Proablepharus
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Short description: Genus of lizards
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Proablepharus Fuhn, 1969[1] |
Proablepharus is a genus of lizards in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Australia .
Species
Two species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Proablepharus reginae (Glauert, 1960) – western soil-crevice skink
- Proablepharus tenuis (Broom, 1896) – Broom's small skink, northern soil-crevice skink
References
- ↑ "Proablepharus ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Scincomorpha/scincidae/eugongylinae.
- ↑ Genus Proablepharus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Fuhn IE (1969). "The “polyphyletic” origin of the genus Ablepharus (Reptilia: Scincidae). A case of parallel evolution". Zeitschrift für Zoologische Systematik und Evolutionforschung 7: 67–76. (Proablepharus, new genus).
Wikidata ☰ Q1997409 entry
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