| Heremites auratus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Heremites |
| Species: | H. auratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heremites auratus (L., 1758) | |
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Heremites auratus, the Levant skink, [1] golden grass mabuya, or golden grass skink, is a species of skink. [2] It is found in Greece and Turkey, [1] [2] and possibly much more widely in Asia and even north-eastern Africa. [2]
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae and the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species, the Scincidae are one of the most diverse families of lizards. Common skinks include many different kinds such as the slender skink, snake-eyed skink and the skinks of the genus Plestiodon are among the common skinks.
The African golden oriole, or African oriole, is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara desert.
Threatened fauna of Australia are those species and subspecies of birds, fish, frogs, insects, mammals, molluscs, crustaceans and reptiles to be found in Australia that are in danger of becoming extinct. This list is the list proclaimed under the Australian federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The classifications are based on those used by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), however IUCN and Australian rankings do differ.
Auratus can refer to:
Eutropis carinata, the keeled Indian mabuya, many-keeled grass skink or (ambiguously) "golden skink", is a species of skink found in South Asia.
The Javan lutung, also known as the ebony lutung and Javan langur, is an Old World monkey from the Colobinae subfamily. It is most commonly glossy black with a brownish tinge to its legs, sides, and "sideburns". It is found on and endemic to the island of Java, as well as on several of the surrounding Indonesian islands. The Latin word auratus in its scientific name means "golden", and refers to a less common color variant. Note that the common name golden langur is used for a different species.
Melanochromis auratus, the auratus cichlid, is a freshwater fish of the cichlid family. It is also known as golden mbuna and Malawi golden cichlid. It is endemic to the southern region of Lake Malawi, particularly from Jalo Reef southward along the entire western coast down to Crocodile Rocks.
The bridled mabuya or bridled skink is a species of skinks found in North Africa and Middle East. The length of those skinks is up to 22 cm.
Phytotriades is a genus of tree frogs in the family Hylidae. As currently delimited, the genus is monotypic and contains Phytotriades auratus, commonly known as the golden tree frog, bromeliad-dwelling treefrog, El Tucuche golden tree frog, or Trinidad heart-tongued frog.
The southern grass skink is a species of skink endemic to Australia, where it is found in the south-east of the continent, as well as in Tasmania and the islands of Bass Strait. Although it occurs in a variety of habitats, it is most commonly found in open grassy woodlands.
There are two species of skink named southern grass skink:
The golden goby is a species of goby from the family Gobiidae endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. It prefers areas with rocky substrates at depths of from 5 to 80 metres with plentiful growth of algae and gorgonians. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. Gobius xanthocephalus is the name that is applied to the populations of similar gobies in the eastern Atlantic and western Mediterraean which were previously considered to be G. auratus.
Heremites is a genus of skinks.
The southwestern cool-skink is a species of skink.
The Koumac litter skink is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.
The southern grass tussock skink or southern tussock grass skink is a species of skink found in Australia.
The golden grass mabuya or southern grass skink is a species of skink found in the Middle East.
There are two species of skink named golden grass mabuya:
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