Proablepharus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Proablepharus
Species (2): P. reginae – P. tenuis
Name

Proablepharus Fuhn, 1969
References
Primary references

Fuhn, I.E. 1969. The “polyphyletic” origin of the genus Ablepharus (Reptilia: Scincidae). A case of parallel evolution. Zeitschrift für Zoologische Systematik und Evolutionforschung 7: 67–76.

Additional references

Couper, P.J., Hoskin, C.J., Potter, S., Bragg, J.G. & Moritz, C. 2018. A new genus to accommodate three skinks currently assigned to Proablepharus (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 60: 227–231. DOI: 10.1082/j.2204-1478.60.2017.2017-15 Open access Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Proablepharus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 April 2020.

Vernacular names
English: Slender Soil-crevice Skinks

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.[2]

Proablepharus reginae (Glauert, 1960) – western soil-crevice skink
Proablepharus tenuis (Broom, 1896) – Broom's small skink, northern soil-crevice skink

References

"Proablepharus ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Scincomorpha/scincidae/eugongylinae.

Genus Proablepharus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.