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Eugongylus
Genus of lizards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eugongylus is a genus of skinks in the subfamily Eugongylinae.[1] It was previously recognised as namesake of the Eugonglyus group of genera within Lygosominae, where it occupied a quite basal position.[2] Members of this genus are commonly called mastiff skinks or short-legged giant skinks.
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Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.[3]
- Eugongylus albofasciolatus (Günther, 1872) – white-banded mastiff skink, white-banded giant skink, white-striped cape skink, barred shark 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.
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