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
Bellatorias
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Papua-Australian Giant Skinks
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Papuanisch-Australische Riesenskinke
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Papuansk-australske Kæmpeskinker
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1984 |  |
Bellatorias Wells & Wellington (type species: Tropidolepisma major Gray 1845) |
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1985 | |
Hortonia Wells & Wellington (type species: Hortonia obiri Wells & Wellington 1985; syn. Gardner, Hugall, Donnellan, Hutchinson & Foster 2008) |
Contents:
3 species, of which 2 (66.7%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of
Egernia (e.g., Cogger 1996). Revalidated by Gardner, Hugall, Donnellan, Hutchinson & Foster (2008).
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island,
Torres Strait Islands]),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Bellatorias frerei
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Major Skink
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Brauner Riesenskink
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Brun Kæmpeskink
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1897 | |
Egernia frerei Günther |
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Bellatorias frerei Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Hortonia frerei Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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1985 | |
Hortonia oakesi Wells & Wellington (Shea & Sadlier 1999) |
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1985 | |
Hortonia shinei Wells & Wellington (Shea & Sadlier 1999) |
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island,
Torres Strait Islands]),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Bellatorias frerei
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Bellatorias major
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Land Mullet
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Schwarzer Riesenskink
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Sort Kæmpeskink
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1845 | |
Tropidolepisma major Gray |
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Egernia major Boulenger 1887 |
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Bellatorias major Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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1875 | |
Tropidolepisma majus Günther (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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1888 | |
Egernia bungana De Vis (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Queensland).
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Bellatorias major
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Bellatorias obiri
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Arnhem Land Giant Skink, Arnhem Land Gorges Skink, Arnhem Land Egernia
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Arnhemland-Riesenskink
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Arnhemland-kæmpeskink
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Hortonia obiri Wells & Wellington |
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Egernia obiri Wilson & Swan 2003 |
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Bellatorias obiri Gardner, Hugall, Donnellan, Hutchinson & Foster 2008 |
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Egernia arnhemensis Sadlier (Wilson & Swan 2010 [by implication]; Wikipedia, viewed Feb. 12, 2013) |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory).
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