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Proablepharus
''Proablepharus'' is a genus of lizards in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Australia. Species Two species are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Proablepharus reginae'' ( Glauert, 1960) – western soil-crevice skink *'' Proablepharus tenuis'' (Broom A broom (also known as a broomstick) is a cleaning tool, consisting of usually stiff fibers (often made of materials such as plastic, hair, or corn husks) attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylindrical handle, the broomstick. It is thus a ..., 1896) – Broom's small skink, northern soil-crevice skink References Further reading * Fuhn IE (1969). "The “polyphyletic” origin of the genus ''Ablepharus'' (Reptilia: Scincidae). A case of parallel evolution". ''Zeitschrift für Zoologische Systematik und Evolutionforschung'' 7: 67–76. (''Proablepharus'', new genus). Lizard genera Skinks of Australia Taxa named by Ion Eduard Fuhn {{Eugongy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proablepharus Reginae
''Proablepharus reginae'', the western soil-crevice skink, is a species of skink found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl .... References Proablepharus Reptiles described in 1960 Skinks of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Ludwig Glauert {{Eugongylinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proablepharus Tenuis
''Proablepharus tenuis'', also known commonly as Broom's small skink and the northern soil-crevice skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Australia. Geographic range Within Australia, ''P. tenuis'' is found in northern Northern Territory, northern Queensland, and northern Western Australia. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''P. tenuis'' are forest and savanna. Reproduction ''P. tenuis'' is Oviparity, oviparous. References Further reading *Robert Broom, Broom R (1896). "On Two new Species of ''Ablepharus'' from North Queensland". ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series'' 18: 342–344. (''Ablepharus tenuis'', new species, pp. 342–343). *Harold Cogger, Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . *Stephen Karl "Steve" Wilson, Wilson S, Gerry Swan, Swan G (2013). ''A Complet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinks Of Australia
Skinks are a type of lizard belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in different habitats except arctic and subarctic regions. Etymology The word ''skink'', which entered the English language around 1580–1590, comes from classical Greek and Latin , names that referred to various specific lizards. Description Skinks look like lizards of the family Lacertidae (sometimes called ''true lizards''), but most species of skinks have no pronounced neck and relatively small legs. Several genera (e.g., '' Typhlosaurus'') have no limbs at all. This is not true for all skinks, however, as some species such as the red-eyed crocodile skink have a head that is very distinguished from the body. These lizards also hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugongylinae
Eugongylinae is a subfamily of skinks within the family Scincidae. The genera in this subfamily were previously found to belong the '' Eugongylus'' group in the large subfamily Lygosominae. Genera The subfamily Eugongylinae contains 469 species in 51 genera. * '' Ablepharus'' (18 species) * '' Acritoscincus'' (3 species) * '' Alpinoscincus'' (2 species) * '' Anepischetosia'' (1 species) * '' Austroablepharus'' (3 species) * '' Caesoris'' (1 species) * ''Caledoniscincus'' (14 species) * '' Carinascincus'' (8 species) * ''Carlia'' (46 species) * '' Celatiscincus'' (2 species) * ''Cophoscincopus'' (4 species) * '' Cryptoblepharus'' (53 species) * '' Emoia'' (78 species) * '' Epibator'' (3 species) * '' Eroticoscincus'' (1 species) * '' Eugongylus'' (5 species) * '' Geomyersia'' (2 species) * '' Geoscincus'' (1 species) * '' Graciliscincus'' (1 species) * '' Harrisoniascincus'' (1 species) * '' Kanakysaurus'' (2 species) * '' Kuniesaurus'' (1 species) * '' Lacertaspis'' (5 specie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizard Genera
Lizard is the common name used for all Squamata, squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most Island#Oceanic islands, oceanic Archipelago, island chains. The grouping is Paraphyly, paraphyletic as some lizards are more closely related to snakes than they are to other lizards. Lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos a few centimeters long to the 3-meter-long Komodo dragon. Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. Some lineages (known as "legless lizards") have secondarily lost their legs, and have long snake-like bodies. Some lizards, such as the forest-dwelling ''Draco (genus), Draco'', are able to glide. They are often Territory (animal), territorial, the males fighting off other males and signalling, often with bright colours, to attract mates and to intimidate rivals. Lizards are mainly carnivorous, often b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Broom
Robert Broom Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS FRSE (30 November 1866 6 April 1951) was a British- South African medical doctor and palaeontologist. He qualified as a medical practitioner in 1895 and received his DSc in 1905 from the University of Glasgow. From 1903 to 1910, he was professor of zoology and geology at Stellenbosch University, Victoria College, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, Stellenbosch, South Africa, and subsequently he became keeper of vertebrate palaeontology at the South African Museum, Cape Town. Life Broom was born at 66 Back Sneddon Street in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley, Renfrewshire (historic), Renfrewshire, Scotland, the son of John Broom, a designer of calico prints and Paisley design, Paisley shawls, and Agnes Hunter Shearer. In 1893, he married Mary Baird Baillie, his childhood sweetheart. In his medical studies at the University of Glasgow Broom specialised in obstetrics. After graduating in 1895 he travelled to Australia, supporting himself by pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Glauert
Ludwig Glauert Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE (5 May 1879 – 1 February 1963) was a United Kingdom, British-born Australian paleontology, paleontologist, herpetology, herpetologist and museum curator. He is known for work on Pleistocene mammal fossils, and as a museum curator who played an important role in natural science of Western Australia. Glauert was born in Ecclesall, Sheffield, England. His father was Johann Ernst Louis Henry Glauert, merchant and cutlery manufacturer, and his mother was Amanda, née Watkinson. He was educated in Sheffield at Sheffield Royal Grammar School, at Firth University College and the Technical School, studying geology, becoming a Fellow of the Geological Society of London in 1900.Jenkins, C.F.H., 'Glauert, Ludwig (1879–1963), Museum Curator', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1983, pp. 25–2/ref> In 1908 he and his wife mig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
