Eugongylus
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Eugongylus is a genus of skinks in the subfamily Eugongylinae.[1] It was previously recognised as namesake of the Eugonglyus group of genera within Lygosominae, where it occupied a quite basal position.[2] Members of this genus are commonly called mastiff skinks or short-legged giant skinks.
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.[3]
- Eugongylus albofasciolatus (Günther, 1872)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – white-banded mastiff skink, white-banded giant skink, white-striped cape skink, barred shark skink
- Eugongylus mentovarius (Boettger, 1895)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – odd-chinned mastiff skink, odd-chinned giant skink
- Eugongylus rufescens (Shaw, 1802)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – bar-lipped sheen-skink
- Eugongylus sulaensis (Kopstein, 1927)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Sula skink
- Eugongylus unilineatus (de Rooij, 1915)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Notabene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Eugongylus.
References
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- ↑ <templatestyles src="smallcaps/styles.css"/>Austin JJ, Arnold EN. (2006): Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39 (2): 503–511. Script error: No such module "CS1 identifiers". (HTML abstract)
- ↑ Eugongylus. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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Further reading
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- Fitzinger L. 1843. Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Eugongylus, new genus, p. 23). (in Latin).