Heremites
Appearance
Heremites | |
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Heremites auratus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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
[edit]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.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Heremites.
- ^ Heremites at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2018.