Bellatorias
Genus of lizards
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Bellatorias is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. Species in the genus are native to Australia and Papua New Guinea. All of the species were previously placed in the genus Egernia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Egerniinae |
| Genus: | Bellatorias Wells & Wellington, 1984 |
| Species | |
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3 species, see text | |
Species
The following three species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:[1]
| Image | Name | Distribution |
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_(9951680974).jpg) | Bellatorias frerei (Günther, 1897) – Major skink | Papua New Guinea and Australia (Queensland and New South Wales) |
 | Bellatorias major (Gray, 1845) – land mullet | Australia (Queensland and New South Wales) |
| Bellatorias obiri (Wells & Wellington, 1985) – Arnhem Land Gorges skink, Arnhem Land egernia | Australia (Northern Territory) | |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Bellatorias.
