Bellatorias

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Bellatorias
Egernia major Watagans National Park.jpg
Land mullet, Bellatorias major
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Egerniinae
Genus: Bellatorias
Wells & Wellington, 1984
Species

3 sp., see text

Bellatorias is a genus of skinks. Species are endemic to Australia. Species were previously placed in the genus Egernia.

Species[]

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

  • Bellatorias frerei (Günther, 1897) – Major skink
  • Bellatorias major (Gray, 1845) – Land mullet
  • Bellatorias obiri (Wells & Wellington, 1985) – Arnhem Land Gorges skink, Arnhem Land egernia

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

References[]

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


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