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
Heremites
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Western Palearctic Grass Skinks
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Westpaläarktische Grasskinke
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Vestpalæarktiske Græsskinker
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Heremites Gray (type species: Scincus vittatus Olivier 1804) |
Contents:
3 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of
Mabuya (e.g., Smith 1935; Loveridge 1957), and, more recently, of
Trachylepis (e.g., Bauer 2003 [by implication]).
Revalidated by Karin, Metallinou, Weinell, Jackman & Bauer (2016).
Distribution:
N. Africa, Middle East, Greece, C. and SW. Asia.
Reported from:
Afghanistan,
Algeria,
Armenia,
Azerbaijan,
Bahrain,
Cyprus,
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
Greece
(Aegean Islands
[Dodecanese Islands
(incl.
Rhodes),
North Aegean Islands
[Samos]),
Iran,
Iraq,
Israel,
Jordan,
Lebanon,
Libya,
Oman,
Qatar,
Saudi Arabia,
Syria,
Tunisia,
Turkey
(incl.
European Turkey),
Turkmenistan,
United Arab Emirates.
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Heremites auratus
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Levant Skink, Golden Grass Skink, Golden Skink, Five-striped Desert Skink
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Goldstreifenskink
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Levantisk Guldskink
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1758 | |
Lacerta aurata Linnaeus |
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Mabuya aurata Andersson 1900 |
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Euprepis auratus Mausfeld, Schmitz, Böhme, Misof, Vrcibradic & Rocha 2002 [by implication] |
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Trachylepis aurata Bauer 2003 [by implication] |
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Heremites auratus Karin, Metallinou, Weinell, Jackman & Bauer 2016 |
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Euprepis septemtaeniata fellowsii Gray (Moravec, Franzen & Böhme 2006) |
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Mabuia septemtaeniata fellowsi Werner 1902 |
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Mabuya aurata fellowsi Chondropoulos 1986 |
Remarks:
Previously included septemtaeniatus. Eastern range limit is uncertain after the separation of auratus and septemtaeniatus (Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008). Probably enters Syria (Moravec, Franzen & Böhme 2006).
Distribution:
Greece
(Aegean Islands
[Dodecanese Islands
(incl.
Rhodes),
North Aegean Islands
[Samos]),
Iraq,
Turkey
(incl.
European Turkey).
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Heremites auratus
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Heremites septemtaeniatus
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Seven-striped Grass Skink, Southern Grass Skink, (Frontal Asian Mabuya)
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Siebenstreifiger Grasskink
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Syvstribet Græsskink
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Euprepis septemtaeniata Reuss |
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Mabuya aurata septemtaeniata Szczerbak 2003 |
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Trachylepis septemtaeniata Moravec, Franzen & Böhme 2006 |
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Mabuya septemtaeniata Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 |
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Heremites septemtaeniatus Karin, Metallinou, Weinell, Jackman & Bauer 2016 |
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Euprepes affinis De Filippi [not Tiliqua affinis Gray 1839] (Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008) |
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Mabuya aurata affinis Szczerbak 2003 |
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Euprepes massauensis Hemprich & Ehrenberg (Reptile Database, viewed 10 August 2015) |
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Mabuya transcaucasica Czernov [substitute name for Euprepes affinis De Filippi 1865] (Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008) |
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Mabuya aurata transcaucasica Anderson 1999 |
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Trachylepis aurata transcaucasica Faizi & Rastegar-Pouyani 2007 |
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Trachylepis septemtaeniata transcaucasica Moravec, Franzen & Böhme 2006 |
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Mabuya septemtaeniata transcaucasica Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 |
Other common names:
septemtaeniatus: Southern Grass Skink
transcaucasica: Transcaucasian Grass Skink
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Mausfeld & Schmitz (2003), supported by Moravec, Franzen & Böhme (2006).
The type locality is "Massua" (=Massawa), Eritrea, to where the species was most likely introduced.
Introduced to:
Eritrea.
Distribution:
Afghanistan,
Armenia,
Azerbaijan,
Bahrain,
Iran,
Iraq,
Oman,
Qatar,
Saudi Arabia,
Syria,
Turkey,
Turkmenistan,
United Arab Emirates.
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Heremites vittatus
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Bridled Skink
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Paläarktischer Streifenskink, (Streifen-Mabuye)
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Palæarktisk Stribeskink
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1804 | |
Scincus vittatus Olivier |
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Heremites vittatus Gray 1845 |
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Euprepes vittatus Peters 1864 |
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Mabuia vittata Boulenger 1887 |
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Euprepis vittatus Mausfeld, Schmitz, Böhme, Misof, Vrcibradic & Rocha 2002 [by implication] |
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Trachylepis vittata Bauer 2003 [by implication] |
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Euprepes olivieri Duméril & Bibron (Schleich, Kästle & Kabisch 1996) |
Distribution:
Algeria,
Cyprus,
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
Iran,
Iraq,
Israel,
Jordan,
Lebanon,
Libya,
Syria,
Tunisia,
Turkey.
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Heremites vittatus
© Henrik Bringsøe
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