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Praeteropus

Praeteropus is a genus of worm-skinks, smallish smooth-scaled burrowing lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to the eastern half of Australia. The genus belongs to a clade in the Sphenomorphus group which contains such genera as Ctenotus and the close relatives Eulamprus and Gnypetoscincus.

Species
The following species are recognized as being valid. • Praeteropus auxilligerPraeteropus brevicollis – short-necked worm-skink (northeastern Australia) • Praeteropus gowi – Gow's burrowing skink, speckled worm-skink (northeastern Australia) • Praeteropus monachus Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Praeteropus. ==References==
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