Jump to content

Egerniinae

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 49.199.147.73 (talk) at 23:04, 19 March 2021 (fixed typo). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Egerniinae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Egerniinae

Egerniinae is the subfamily of social skinks within the family Scincidae.[1] The genera in this subfamily were previously found to belong the Egernia group in the large subfamily Lygosominae.[2]

Genera

The subfamily Egerniinae contains 63 species in 9 genera.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Uetz, P.; et al. (eds.). "Egerniinae". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. ^ Austin JJ, Arnold EN [in French] (2006). "Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 39 (2): 503–511. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011. PMID 16473026.