Heremites

Heremites
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Mabuyinae
Genus: Heremites
Gray, 1845
Species

3 sp., see text

Heremites is a genus of skinks.

Species

The following 3 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:[1]

  • Heremites auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) – levant skink, golden grass mabuya, golden grass skink
  • Heremites septemtaeniatus (Reuss, 1834) – golden grass mabuya, southern grass skink
  • Heremites vittatus (Olivier, 1804) – bridled mabuya, bridled skink

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Heremites.

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References

  1. Heremites at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2018.


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