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Eugongylus
Eugongylus is a genus of skinks in the subfamily Eugongylinae. It was previously recognised as namesake of the Eugonglyus group of genera within Lygosominae, where it occupied a quite basal position. Members of this genus are commonly called mastiff skinks or short-legged giant skinks.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Bar-lipped Sheen-skink
speciesEugongylus rufescens
Solomon Island Ground Skink
speciesEugongylus albofasciolatus
Indonesian Sheen-skink
speciesEugongylus mentovarius
Sula Sheen-skink
speciesEugongylus sulaensis
One-striped Sheen-skink
speciesEugongylus unilineatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 38495.