Bellatorias

Bellatorias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
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 (Dunn, 1935) – 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. Species were previously placed in the genus Egernia.

References

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