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]

Egerniinae
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Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Subfamily:Egerniinae

Genera

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The subfamily Egerniinae contains 63 species in 8 genera.[1]

ImageGenusSpecies
Bellatorias Wells & Wellington, 1984
Corucia Gray, 1855
Cyclodomorphus Fitzinger, 1843
Egernia Gray, 1832
Liopholis Fitzinger, 1843
Lissolepis Peters, 1872
Tiliqua Gray, 1825
Tribolonotus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839

References

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  1. ^ a b Uetz, P.; Freed, P.; Hošek, J. (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.
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