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. ^ a b "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).
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