Bellatorias

Genus of lizards

Bellatorias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Egerniinae
Genus: Bellatorias
Wells & Wellington, 1984
Species

3 species, see text

Bellatorias is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. Species in the genus are native to Australia and Papua New Guinea. All of the species were previously placed in the genus Egernia.

Species

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

Image Name Distribution
Bellatorias frerei (Günther, 1897) – Major skink Papua New Guinea and Australia (Queensland and New South Wales)
Bellatorias major (Gray, 1845) – land mullet Australia (Queensland and New South Wales)
Bellatorias obiri (Wells & Wellington, 1985) – Arnhem Land Gorges skink, Arnhem Land egernia Australia (Northern Territory)

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

References

Wikispecies has information related to Bellatorias.
  1. ^ Bellatorias at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Bellatorias


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