Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
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Genus
Eremiascincus
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Glossy Night Skinks and Sand Swimmers, Sand-swimming Skinks
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Glanz-Nachtskinke und Australische Sandschwimmern
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Glans-natskinker og Australske Sandsvømmere
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1979 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Eremiascincus Greer (type species: Hinulia richardsonii Gray 1845) |
1985 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Mawsoniascincus Wells & Wellington (type species: Lygosoma isolepis Boulenger 1887; syn. Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan 2009) |
2009 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Serenitas Wells (type species: Hinulia pardalis Macleay 1877) |
Contents:
15 species, of which 14 (93.3%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks:
Includes a number of species previously placed in
Glaphyromorphus.
Distribution:
E. Malay Archipelago, Australia.
Reported from:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Western Australia),
East Timor
(incl.
Atauro Island),
Indonesia
(Banda Islands,
Besar,
Damar,
Flores,
Groot-Bastaard,
Komodo,
Padar,
Semau,
Sukur,
Sumba,
West Timor,
Western New Guinea,
Wetar),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Eremiascincus antoniorum
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Lelogama Glossy Night Skink
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Lelogama-Nachtskink
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Lelogama-natskink
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1927 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Lygosoma antoniorum Smith |
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Sphenomorphus antoniorum Mittleman 1952 |
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Glaphyromorphus antoniorum Greer 1990 |
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Eremiascincus antoniorum Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan 2009 |
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Distribution:
East Timor,
Indonesia
(West Timor).
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Eremiascincus brongersmai
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Brown-sided Glossy Night Skink, Brown-sided Bar-lipped Skink
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Braunseiten-Nachtskink
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Brunsidet Natskink
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1972 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Sphenomorphus brongersmai Storr |
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Glaphyromorphus brongersmai Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Mawsoniascincus brongersmai Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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Eremiascincus brongersmai Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan 2009 |
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Remarks:
Regarded as a synonym of douglassi by Greer (1990).
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Eremiascincus butlerorum
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Sumba Glossy Night Skink
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Sumba-Nachtskink
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Sumba-natskink
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1993 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Glaphyromorphus butlerorum Aplin, How & Boeadi |
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Eremiascincus butlerorum Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan 2009 |
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Distribution:
Indonesia
(Sumba).
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Eremiascincus douglasi
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Orange-sided Bar-lipped Skink, (Douglas' Skink)
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Orangeseiten-Nachtskink
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Orangesidet Natskink
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1967 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Sphenomorphus isolepis douglasi Storr |
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Sphenomorphus douglasi Cogger 1975 |
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Glaphyromorphus douglasi Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Mawsoniascincus douglasi Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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Eremiascincus douglasi Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan 2009 |
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Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory).
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Eremiascincus douglasi
© Rune Midtgaard
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Eremiascincus emigrans
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Lesser Sundas Glossy Night Skink
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Sunda-Nachtskink
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Sunda-natskink
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1895 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Lygosoma emigrans Lidth de Jeude |
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Sphenomorphus emigrans Mertens 1928 |
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Glaphyromorphus emigrans Greer 1990 |
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Eremiascincus emigrans Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan 2009 |
1897 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Lygosoma everetti Boulenger (Aplin, How & Boeadi 1993) |
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Lygosoma emigrans wetariensis Mertens |
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Lygosoma emigrans kopsteini Brongersma |
1964 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Sphenomorphus mertensi Darevski (Auffenberg 1980) |
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Distribution:
Indonesia
(Banda Islands,
Besar,
Damar,
Flores,
Groot-Bastaard,
Komodo,
Padar,
Semau,
Sukur,
Sumba,
Western New Guinea,
Wetar),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Eremiascincus fasciolatus
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Eastern Narrow-banded Sand Swimmer, Eastern Narrow-banded Skink, Thick-tailed Skink
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Östlicher Schmalbändiger Sandschwimmer
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Østlig Smalbåndet Sandsvømmer
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1867 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Hinulia fasciolata Günther |
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Lygosoma fasciolatum Boulenger 1887 |
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Sphenomorphus fasciolatus Loveridge 1934 |
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Eremiascincus fasciolatus Greer 1979 |
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Euprepes striatulus Steindachner (Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan 2013) |
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Remarks:
Now restricted to Queensland. Previously included intermedius and pallidus, and the populations now assigned to phantasmus.
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Eremiascincus intermedius
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Northern Narrow-banded Sand Swimmer, Northern Narrow-banded Skink
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Nördlicher Schmalbändiger Sandschwimmer
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Nordlig Smalbåndet Sandsvømmer
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1919 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Lygosoma fasciolatum intermedium Sternfeld |
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Sphenomorphus fasciolatus intermedius Mertens 1967 |
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Eremiascincus intermedium Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of fasciolatus (e.g., Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983). Revalidated as a separate species by Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan (2013), although treated as such already by Wells & Wellington (1984).
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Western Australia).
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Eremiascincus isolepis
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Northern Glossy Night Skink, Northern Bar-lipped Skink, Smooth-scaled Skink
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Nördlicher Sandschwimmer
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Nordlig Natskink
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1887 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Lygosoma isolepis Boulenger |
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Sphenomorphus isolepis Mittleman 1952 |
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Glaphyromorphus isolepis Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Mawsoniascincus isolepis Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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Eremiascincus isolepis Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan 2009 |
1932 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Lygosoma isolepis foresti Kinghorn (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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Mawsoniascincus foresti Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland,
Western Australia).
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Eremiascincus musivus
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Mosaic Desert Skink
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Mosaik-Sandschwimmer
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Mosaik-sandsvømmer
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2009 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Eremiascincus musivus Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan |
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Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Eremiascincus pallidus
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Western Narrow-banded Sand Swimmer, Western Sand-swimming Skink, Western Narrow-banded Skink
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Westlicher Schmalbändiger Sandschwimmer
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Vestlig Smalbåndet Sandsvømmer
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1875 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Hinulia pallida Gray |
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Lygosoma pallidum Boulenger 1887 |
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Sphenomorphus pallidus Mittleman 1952 |
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Sphenomorphus fasciolatus pallidus Storr 1967 |
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Eremiascincus pallida Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of fasciolatus (e.g., Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983). Revalidated as a separate species by Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan (2013), although treated as such already by Wells & Wellington (1984).
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
South Australia,
Western Australia).
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Eremiascincus pardalis
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Lowlands Bar-lipped Skink
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Tiefland-Nachtskink
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Lavlands-natskink
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1877 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Hinulia pardalis Macleay |
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Sphenomorphus pardalis Loveridge 1934 |
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Lygosoma pardalis Smith 1937 |
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Saiphos pardalis Mittleman 1952 |
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Glaphyromorphus pardalis Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Eremiascincus pardalis Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan 2009 |
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Serenitas pardalis Wells 2009 |
1901 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Lygosoma atromaculatum Garman (Copland 1950; Greer & Parker 1974) |
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Sphenomorphus pardalis erro Copland (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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Glaphyromorphus erro Wells & Wellington 1984 |
1985 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Glaphyromorphus harwoodi Wells & Wellington (tentative synonymy) |
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Mawsoniascincus harwoodi Wells 2009 |
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Remarks:
Records from New Guinea refer to
Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis (Copland 1950).
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Eremiascincus phantasmus
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Ghost Skink
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Gespenstskink
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Fantomskink
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2013 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Eremiascincus phantasmus Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan |
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Remarks:
Although reported from Victoria (e.g., Cogger 1996 [as fasciolatus]; Littlejohn & Rawlinson 1971 [as fasciolatus]), there are no confirmed records from the state, although it may occur in the northwest (Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan 2013).
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia).
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Eremiascincus phantasmus
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Eremiascincus richardsonii
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Broad-banded Sand Swimmer
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Breitbändiger Sandschwimmer
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Bredbåndet Sandsvømmer
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1845 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Hinulia richardsonii Gray |
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Lygosoma richardsoni Smith 1937 |
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Sphenomorphus richardsoni Mittleman 1952 |
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Eremiascincus richardsonii Greer 1979 |
1887 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Lygosoma monotropis Boulenger (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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Eremiascincus monotropis Wells & Wellington 1984 |
1888 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Hinulia ambigua De Vis (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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Eremiascincus ambigua Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Western Australia).
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Eremiascincus rubiginosus
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Rusty Skink
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Rost-Skink
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Rustskink
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2018 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Eremiascincus rubiginosus Mecke & Doughty |
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Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Eremiascincus timorensis
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Timor Glossy Night Skink
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Timor-Nachtskink
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Timor-natskink
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1990 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Glaphyromorphus timorensis Greer |
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Eremiascincus timorensis Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan 2009 |
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Distribution:
East Timor.
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