Reptilia - Squamata - Scincidae
Full reference: K. M. Thorn, M. N. Hutchinson, M. S. Y. Lee, N. J. Brown, A. B. Camens and T. H. Worthy. 2021. A new species of Proegernia from the Namba Formation in South Australia and the early evolution and environment of Australian egerniine skinks. Royal Society Open Science 8(201686)
Belongs to Proegernia according to K. M. Thorn et al. 2021
Sister taxon: Proegernia palankarinnensis
Type specimen: SAM P57502, a mandible (near complete right dentary; 27 tooth loci, 14 of which bear teeth.). Its type locality is Billeroo Creek Site 2, which is in an Oligocene lacustrine claystone/siltstone in the Namba Formation of Australia.
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Australia (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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