Liopholis
Sign in to saveLiopholis is a genus of lizards in the subfamily Egerniinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). Species of the genus are found in the Australian region. They were previously placed in the genus Egernia.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae
Multimedia w Wikimedia Commons Liopholis – rodzaj jaszczurki z podrodziny Egerniinae w rodzinie scynkowatych (Scincidae). Zasięg występowania Rodzaj obejmuje gatunki występujące w Australii (włącznie z Tasmanią)[2]. Systematyka Etymologia Liopholis: gr. λειος leios „gładki”[3]; φολις pholis, φολιδος pholidos „rogowa łuska”[4]. Podział systematyczny Do rodzaju należą następujące gatunki[2]: Liopholis guthega Liopholis inornata Liopholis kintorei Liopholis margaretae Liopholis modesta Liopholis montana Liopholis multiscutata Liopholis personata Liopholis pulchra Liopholis slateri Liopholis striata Liopholis whitii Przypisy ↑ L.J.F.J. Fitzinger: Systema reptilium. Fasciculus primus, Amblyglossae. Vindobonae: Braumüller et Seidel, 1843, s. 22. (łac.) ↑ a b P. Uetz & J. Hallermann: Genus: Liopholis (ang.). The Reptile Database. [dostęp 2018-12-20]. ↑ Jaeger 1944 ↓, s. 151. ↑ Jaeger 1944 ↓, s. 172. Bibliografia E.C. Jaeger: Source-book of biological names and terms. Springfield: Charles C. Thomas, 1944, s. 1–256. (ang.)
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Liopholis is a genus of lizards in the subfamily Egerniinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). Species of the genus are found in the Australian region. They were previously placed in the genus Egernia.
==Description== Liopholis are smallish to largish-sized skinks. They may attain an adult snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , with a bulky angular body. They have 34–52 rows of scales at midbody; the dorsal scales are usually smooth. The nasal scale has no postnarial groove; the subocular scale row is incomplete. The eyes are relatively large, and the eyelids usually have conspicuous cream-coloured margins.
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