Heremites septemtaeniatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Heremites |
Species: | H. septemtaeniatus |
Binomial name | |
Heremites septemtaeniatus (Reuss, 1834) | |
The golden grass mabuya or southern grass skink (Heremites septemtaeniatus) is a species of skink found in the Middle East. [2]
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