Eugongylus
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| Mastiff Skinks or Short-legged Giant Skinks |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia (paraphyletic) |
| Subclass: | Diapsida |
| (unranked): | Sauria |
| Infraclass: | Lepidosauromorpha |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Scleroglossa |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Lygosominae |
| Genus: | Eugongylus Fitzinger, 1843 |
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Eugongylus is a genus of skinks in the subfamily Lygosominae. The namesake of the Eugonglyus group of genera, it occupies a quite basal position among these.[1] Members of this genus are commonly called mastiff skinks or short-legged giant skinks.
[edit] Species[2]
- Eugongylus albofasciolatus (Günther, 1872) – White-banded Mastiff Skink, White-banded Giant Skink, White-striped Cape Skink
- Eugongylus mentovarius Boettger, 1895 – Odd-chinned Mastiff Skink, Odd-chinned Giant Skink
- Eugongylus rufescens (Shaw, 1802) – Bar-lipped Sheen-skink
- Eugongylus sulaensis (Kopstein, 1927) – Sula Skink
- Eugongylus unilineatus (de Rooij, 1915)
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Wikispecies has information related to: Eugongylus |
- ^ Austin, J.J. & Arnold, E.N. (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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract)
- ^ Eugongylus, The Reptile Database
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