Eugongylinae
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St. John's Lizard ( Ablepharus kitaibelii ) |
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| Welch , 1982 |
The Eugongylinae are the second most species- rich subfamily of the Skinks (Scincidae). The only European species of the subfamily is the locust lizard ( Ablepharus kitaibelii ) found in the Balkans .
features
Diagnostic features of the Eugongylinae are eleven or more teeth on the premaxillary , a Meckel's furrow (an opening in the middle (inner) surface of the lower jaw from which the Meckel's cartilage emanates) that is completely closed by overlapping and fused lower jaw bones . The two parts of the pair of parietal bones ( os parietale ) touch each other behind the interparietal. The parietal bone is bounded along its posterior lateral margins by the upper secondary temporal bones and the transversely enlarged nuchals. The outer preanal scales overlap the inner ones, the scales on the top of the fourth toe stand in a single row along its entire length. The iris is lighter than the pupil. The hemipenis consists of a short, columnar base and a bulbous tip.
Systematics
The Eugongylinae include 418 species, which are assigned to the following genera:
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- Adder-eye skinks ( Ablepharus Lichtenstein, 1823)
- Afroablepharus Greer, 1974
- Anepischetosia Wells & Wellington, 1985
- Bassiana Hutchinson, Donnellan, Baverstock, Krieg, Simms & Burgin, 1990
- Caledoniscincus Sadlier, 1987
- Rainbow Skinks ( Carlia Gray, 1845)
- Celatiscincus Sadlier, Smith & Bauer, 2006
- Cophoscincopus Mertens, 1934
- Cryptoblepharus Wiegmann, 1834
- Emoia Gray, 1845
- Eroticoscincus Wells & Wellington, 1984
- Eugongylus Fitzinger, 1843
- Geomyersia Greer & Parker, 1968
- Geoscincus Sadlier, 1987
- Graciliscincus Sadlier, 1987
- Harrisoniascincus Wells & Wellington, 1985
- Kanakysaurus Sadlier, Bauer, Smith & Whitaker, 2004
- Lacertaspis Perret, 1975
- Lacertoides Sadlier, Shea & Bauer, 1997
- Lampropholis Fitzinger, 1843
- Leiolopisma Duméril & Bibron, 1839
- Leptosiaphos Schmidt, 1943
- Liburnascincus Wells & Wellington, 1984
- Lioscincus Bocage, 1873
- Lobulia Greer, 1974
- Lygisaurus De Vis, 1884
- Marmorosphax Sadlier, 1987
- Menetia Gray, 1845
- Morethia Gray, 1845
- Nannoscincus Günther, 1872
- Niveoscincus Hutchinson, Donnellan, Baverstock, Krieg, Simms & Burgin, 1990
- Oligosoma Girard, 1857
- Panaspis Cope, 1868
- Phoboscincus Greer, 1974
- Proablepharus Fuhn, 1969
- Pseudemoia Fuhn, 1967
- Pygmaeascincus Couper & Hoskin, 2014
- Saproscincus Wells & Wellington, 1983
- Sigaloseps Sadlier, 1987
- Simiscincus Sadlier & Bauer, 1997
- Tachygyia Mittleman, 1952
- Techmarscincus Wells & Wellington, 1985
- Tropidoscincus Bocage, 1873
The subfamily Eugongylinae was established in 1982 by the herpetologist Kenneth RG Welch. In 2014, the herpetologist Stephen Blair Hedges proposed that the group be given the rank of family (Eugongylidae).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b S. Blair Hedges: The high-level classification of skinks (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincomorpha). Zootaxa , 3765, 4, pages 317-338, February 2014, doi : 10.11646 / zootaxa.3765.4.2
- ↑ Eugongylinae in Reptile Database
- ↑ Patrick J. Couper & Conrad J. Hoskin: A new genus to accommodate three skinks currently assigned to Menetia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) Zootaxa , 3884, 6, pages 597-599, November 2014 doi : 10.11646 / zootaxa.3884.6.8
literature
- S. Blair Hedges: The high-level classification of skinks (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincomorpha). Zootaxa, 3765, 4, pages 317-338, February 19, 2014 doi : 10.11646 / zootaxa.3765.4.2