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Praeteropus
''Praeteropus'' is a genus of worm-skinks, smallish smooth-scaled burrowing lizards in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The genus is Endemism, endemic to the eastern half of Australia. The genus belongs to a clade in the ''Sphenomorphus'' group which contains such Genus, genera as ''Ctenotus'' and the close relatives ''Eulamprus'' and ''Gnypetoscincus'' (Austin & Arnold 2006). Species The following species are recognized as being valid.. www.reptile-database.org. *''Praeteropus auxilliger'' *''Praeteropus brevicollis'' – short-necked worm-skink (northeastern Australia) *''Praeteropus gowi'' – Gow's burrowing skink, speckled worm-skink (northeastern Australia) *''Praeteropus monachus'' ''Nota bene'': A Binomial nomenclature, binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Praeteropus''. References Praeteropus, Lizard genera Taxa named by Mark Norman Hutchinson Taxa named by Patrick J. Couper Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praeteropus
''Praeteropus'' is a genus of worm-skinks, smallish smooth-scaled burrowing lizards in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The genus is Endemism, endemic to the eastern half of Australia. The genus belongs to a clade in the ''Sphenomorphus'' group which contains such Genus, genera as ''Ctenotus'' and the close relatives ''Eulamprus'' and ''Gnypetoscincus'' (Austin & Arnold 2006). Species The following species are recognized as being valid.. www.reptile-database.org. *''Praeteropus auxilliger'' *''Praeteropus brevicollis'' – short-necked worm-skink (northeastern Australia) *''Praeteropus gowi'' – Gow's burrowing skink, speckled worm-skink (northeastern Australia) *''Praeteropus monachus'' ''Nota bene'': A Binomial nomenclature, binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Praeteropus''. References Praeteropus, Lizard genera Taxa named by Mark Norman Hutchinson Taxa named by Patrick J. Couper Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |