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
Eugongylus
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Short-legged Giant Skinks, Recluse Skinks, Mastiff Skinks
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Riesen-Kurzbeinskinke
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Kortbenede Kæmpeskinker
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1843 |  |
Eugongylus Fitzinger (type species: Eumeces oppellii Dumeril & Bibron 1839) |
Contents:
5 species, of which 3 (60.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Geoscincus haraldmeieri,
Phoboscincus bocourti,
P. garnieri, and
Tachygyia microlepis (Böhme 1976).
Distribution:
E. Malay Archipelago, NE. Australia, W. Pacific Ocean.
Reported from:
Australia
(Queensland
[incl.
Torres Strait Islands]),
Indonesia
(Ambon,
Aru Islands,
Halmahera,
Morotai,
Numfoor,
Seram,
Sula Islands,
Sulawesi,
Supiori,
Talaud Islands,
Tanimbar Islands,
Ternate,
Western New Guinea),
Marshall Islands
(incl.
Arno Atoll),
Micronesia
(incl.
Pohnpei
[incl.
Ant Atoll]),
Palau,
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago
[Admiralty Islands,
New Britain
New Ireland,
Umboi],
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson],
Eastern New Guinea,
Louisiade Archipelago
[Rossel],
North Solomon Islands
[Bougainville],
Trobriand Islands),
Solomon Islands
(incl.
Taumako,
Guadalcanal,
Rennell,
Santa Cruz Islands).
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Eugongylus albofasciolatus
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White-banded Giant Skink, White-striped Cape Skink, Reclusive Litter Skink
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Weissband-Riesen-Kurzbeinskink
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Hvidbåndet Kæmpeskink
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1872 | |
Eumeces albofasciolatus Günther |
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Lygosoma albofasciolatum Boulenger 1887 |
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Riopa albofasciolatum Barbour 1912 |
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Eugongylus albofasciolatus Mittleman 1952 |
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1890 | |
Lygosoma striato-fasciatum Ogilby (Kinghorn 1928) |
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1918 | |
Lygosoma albofasciolatus boettgeri Sternfeld [not Lygosoma boettgeri Sternfeld 1918] (Loveridge 1948) |
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1924 | |
Riopa albofasciolatum poehli Mertens [substitute name for Lygosoma albofasciolatus boettgeri Sternfeld 1918] |
Remarks:
Records from mainland New Guinea and Australia are based on misidentified rufescens (Allison, Hamilton & Tallowin 2019).
Distribution:
Marshall Islands
(incl.
Arno Atoll),
Micronesia
(incl.
Pohnpei
[incl.
Ant Atoll]),
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago
[New Britain,
New Ireland],
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson],
Louisiade Archipelago
[Rossel],
North Solomon Islands
[Bougainville],
Trobriand Islands),
Solomon Islands
(incl.
Taumako,
Guadalcanal,
Santa Cruz Islands).
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Eugongylus mentovarius
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Moluccan Recluse Skink, Odd-chinned Giant Skink
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Molukkanischer Riesen-Kurzbeinskink
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Molukkansk Kæmpeskink
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1895 | |
Lygosoma mentovarium Boettger |
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Riopa mentovaria Smith 1937 |
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Riopa albofasciolata mentovaria Brongersma 1948 |
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Eugongylus mentovarius Mittleman 1952 |
Other common names:
Eugongylus sp.: Palau Recluse Skink (see remarks)
Remarks:
Regarded as a subspecies or a synonym of albofasciolatus by some authors (e.g., Brongersma 1948; Loveridge 1948; Böhme 1976 [by implication]), but as a separate species by others
(e.g., Rooij 1915; Mertens 1934; Tanner 1950; Dryden & Taylor 1969; Shea 2018).
Recorded from Palau by Dryden & Taylor (1969), but Crombie & Pregill (1999) did not consider the Palau population conspecific with mentovarius, although they refrained from
trying to identify the species, due to the unresolved taxonomy of the genus.
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Halmahera,
Morotai).
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Eugongylus rufescens
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Reddish Giant Skink, Rufescent Shark Skink, Bar-lipped Sheen Skink, Indo-Pacific Mole Skink
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Rötlicher Riesen-Kurzbeinskink
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Rødlig Kæmpeskink
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1802 | |
Lacerta rufescens Shaw |
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Lygosoma rufescens Boulenger 1887 |
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Riopa rufescens Barbour 1912 |
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Eugongylus rufescens Mittleman 1952 |
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1801 | |
Scincus aurata Schneider [part] (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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1839 | |
Eumeces oppellii Duméril & Bibron (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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1867 | |
Mabouia macrura Günther (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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1874 | |
Eumeces uniformis Meyer (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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1877 | |
Eumeces brunneus Macleay (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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1877 | |
Mabouia uniformis Macleay [not Eumeces uniformis Meyer 1874] (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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1878 | |
Euprepes cingulatus Peters & Doria (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
Remarks:
McCoy (2006, p. 70) states that in the Solomon Islands rufescens is found only on Rennell Island, however, in his island checklists (p. 132) he also lists the species for Shortland Islands.
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland
[incl.
Torres Strait Islands]),
Indonesia
(Ambon,
Aru Islands,
Halmahera,
Numfoor,
Seram,
Sulawesi,
Supiori,
Talaud Islands,
Tanimbar Islands,
Ternate,
Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago
[Admiralty Islands,
New Britain,
Umboi],
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson],
Eastern New Guinea),
Solomon Islands
(Rennell).
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Eugongylus sulaensis
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Sula Giant Skink
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Sula-Riesen-Kurzbeinskink
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Sula-kæmpeskink
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1927 | |
Lygosoma sulaense Kopstein |
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Riopa sulaense Smith 1937 |
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Eugongylus sulaense Mittleman 1952 |
Remarks:
Iskandar & Mumpuni (2002) claimed the species to have been recorded in Sanana, but in fact, it is not known in which of the Sula Islands the species was first recorded (Shea 2018).
In describing the species, Kopstein (1927) did not nominate a holotype.
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Sula Islands).
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Eugongylus unilineatus
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Papuan Single-lined Skink
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Gestreifter Riesen-Kurzbeinskink
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Stribet Kæmpeskink
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1915 | |
Lygosoma unilineatum De Rooij |
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Sphenomorphus unilineatus Mittleman 1952 |
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Eugongylus unilineatus Greer & Shea 2000 |
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Glaphyromorphus unilineatus Richards, Iskandar & Tjaturadi 2002 |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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