Egerniinae

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Egerniinae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Egerniinae

Egerniinae is the subfamily of social skinks within the family Scincidae.[1] The genera in this subfamily were previously found to belong the Egernia group in the large subfamily Lygosominae.[2]

Genera

The subfamily Egerniinae contains 63 species in 8 genera.[1]

Image Genus Species
Bellatorias Wells & Wellington, 1984
Corucia Gray, 1855
Cyclodomorphus Fitzinger, 1843
Egernia Gray, 1832
Liopholis Fitzinger, 1843
Lissolepis Peters, 1872
Tiliqua Gray, 1825
Tribolonotus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839

References

  1. ^ a b Uetz, P.; Freed, P.; Hošek, J. (eds.). "Egerniinae". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. ^ Austin JJ, Arnold EN [in French] (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. PMID 16473026.

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