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Eugongylus

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Kingdom
  
Subfamily
  
Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Scincidae

Scientific name
  
Eugongylus

Higher classification
  
Skink

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Similar
  
Skink, Reptile, Scaled reptiles, Pseudemoia, Lygisaurus

Eugongylus albofasciolatus chowing down


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. Members of this genus are commonly called mastiff skinks or short-legged giant skinks.

Contents

Eugongylus albofasciolatus and corucia zebrata


Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.

  • 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)
  • Notabene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Eugongylus.

    References

    Eugongylus Wikipedia