AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Scincidae / Eremiascincus
Sand-swimmers
Eremiascincus
- Greer, 1979
Pronunciation: | EH-re-MEE-ah-SKINK-uss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | 'desert skink'.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic notes: |
In 2009, a number of species were moved from Glaphyromorphus to Eremiascincus.2 |
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Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 10 out of 11 Australian species Live-bearing - 1 out of 11 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: rusty skink (Eremiascincus rubiginosus) at cm Longest Australian species: broad-banded sand-swimmer (Eremiascincus richardsonii) at 11.5 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Greer, A.E. (1979). Eremiascincus, a new generic name for some Australian sand swimming skinks (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Records of the Australian Museum, 32(7):321-338.
- Mecke, S.; Doughty, P.; & Donnellan, S.C. (2009). A new species of Eremiascincus (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) from the Great Sandy Desert and Pilbara Coast, Western Australia and reassignment of eight species from Glaphyromorphus to Eremiascincus. Zootaxa, 2246:1-20.