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
Eurylepis
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Asian Mole Skinks, Shielded Skinks
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Asiatische Maulwurfskinke
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Asiatiske Muldvarpeskinker
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Eurylepis Blyth (type species: Eurylepis taeniolatus Blyth 1854; syn. Taylor 1935) |
Contents:
2 species, of which 1 (50.0%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included in
Eumeces (e.g., Taylor 1935). Revalidated by Griffith, Ngo & Murphy (2000).
Distribution:
SW. Arabian Peninsula, SW. Asia.
Reported from:
Afghanistan,
India
(Gujarat,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Maharashtra,
Rajasthan,
Uttarakhand),
Iran,
Jordan,
Pakistan,
Saudi Arabia,
Turkmenistan,
Yemen.
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Eurylepis poonaensis
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Poona Mole Skink
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Poona-Maulwurfskink
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Poona-muldvarpeskink
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Eumeces poonaensis Tiwari & Sharma |
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Eurylepis poonaensis Griffith, Ngo & Murphy 2000 |
Remarks:
Taxonomic status has been questioned, suggesting that poonaensis could be a synonym of taeniolatus (e.g., Griffith, Ngo & Murphy 2000), however, the
validity of the species was confirmed by Datta-Roy, Deepak, Chaitanya, Murthy, Bhosale, Lajmi, Karanth, Kunte & Giri (2017).
Distribution:
India
(Maharashtra).
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Eurylepis taeniolatus
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Yellow-bellied Mole Skink, Common Mole Skink, Ribbon-sided Skink, Shielded Skink
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Gelbbäuchiger Maulwurfskink
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Gulbuget Muldvarpeskink
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Eurylepis taeniolatus Blyth |
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Mabouia taeniolata Anderson 1871 |
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Eumeces taeniolatus Stoliczka 1872 |
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1868 | |
Plestiodon scutatus Theobald (Smith 1935) |
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1989 | |
Eumeces yemenensis Al-Safadi (Schätti & Gasperetti 1994) |
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1990 | |
Eumeces taeniolatus arabicus Szczerbak (Schätti & Gasperetti 1994) |
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Eurylepis taeniolatus arabicus Griffith, Ngo & Murphy 2000 [by implication] |
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1990 | |
Eumeces taeniolatus parthianicus Schcherbak |
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Eurylepis taeniolatus parthianicus Griffith, Ngo & Murphy 2000 [by implication] |
Remarks:
Reported a single time from Jordan (Werner 1998), but this specimen may have been introduced.
Presence in the country is considered erroneous
(Disi, Modrý, Necas & Rifai 2001; Sindaco, Busais, Amr, Ananjeva, Orlov, Papenfuss, Shafiei, Bafti, Nilson, Shestopal, Dujsebayeva, Nuridjanov, Golynsky, Borkin & Milto 2021).
Distribution:
Afghanistan,
India
(Gujarat,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Uttarakhand),
Iran,
Pakistan,
Saudi Arabia,
Turkmenistan,
Yemen.
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Eurylepis taeniolatus
© Rune Midtgaard
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