Protoblepharus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Infraordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Protoblepharus
Species (3): P. apatani – P. medogensis – P. nyingchiensis

Name

Protoblepharus Mirza, Bragin, Bhosale, Gowande, Patel, & Poyarkov, 2022

• Type species: Protoblepharus apatani Mirza, Bragin, Bhosale, Gowande, Patel & Poyarkov, 2022, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Mirza, Z.A., Bragin, A.M., Bhosale, H., Gowande, G.G., Patel, H. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2022. A new ancient lineage of ablepharine skinks (Sauria: Scincidae) from eastern Himalayas with notes on origin and systematics of the group. PeerJ 10: e12800. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12800 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Protoblepharus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 March 2025.