Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Scincidae Bibliography of the genus Praeteropus Biodiversity of the family Scincidae Genus Praeteropus Queensland Worm Skinks Queensland-Wurmskinke Queensland-ormeskinker 2021 Praeteropus Hutchinson, Couper, Amey & Worthington-Wilmer (type species: # #) Contents: 4 species, all of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: Includes two species (brevicollis, gowi) previously assigned to Anomalopus. Distribution: Australia (Queensland). Praeteropus auxilliger Lake Elphinstone Worm Skink Lake-Elphinstone-Wurmskink Lake Elphinstone-ormeskink 2021 Praeteropus auxilliger Hutchinson, Couper, Amey & Worthington-Wilmer Distribution: Australia (Queensland). Praeteropus brevicollis Short-necked Worm Skink Kurzhals-Wurmskink Korthalset Ormeskink 1985 Anomalopus brevicollis Greer & Cogger Praeteropus brevicollis Hutchinson, Couper, Amey & Worthington-Wilmer 2021 Distribution: Australia (Queensland). Praeteropus gowi Speckled Worm Skink, (Gow's Worm Skink) Gesprenkelter Wurmskink Spættet Ormeskink 1985 Anomalopus gowi Greer & Cogger Praeteropus gowi Hutchinson, Couper, Amey & Worthington-Wilmer 2021 Distribution: Australia (Queensland). Praeteropus monachus Mount Abbot Worm Skink Mount-Abbot-Wurmskink Mount Abbot-ormeskink 2021 Praeteropus monachus Hutchinson, Couper, Amey & Worthington-Wilmer Distribution: Australia (Queensland).