Liopholis is a genus of in the subfamily Egerniinae of the family Scincidae ().[ Species of the genus are found in the Australian region. They were previously placed in the genus Egernia.][
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Description
Liopholis are smallish to largish-sized skinks. They may attain an adult snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , with a bulky angular body. They have 34–52 rows of scales at midbody; the dorsal scales are usually smooth. The nasal scale has no postnarial groove; the Ocular scales row is incomplete. The eyes are relatively large, and the eyelids usually have conspicuous cream-coloured margins.
Species
There are 15 recognized species:[
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| North-western South Australia. |
| south-eastern Australia. |
| central Western Australia, most of inland South Australia, southern Northern Territory, south-west Queensland, western New South Wales and a small part of north-west Victoria |
| Northern Territory and Western Australia. |
| central Australia. |
| eastern Australia |
| south-eastern Australia |
| southern Australia |
| north-western Australia |
| southern Australia |
| south-western Australia |
| north-western Australia |
| Northern Territory and Southern Australia in central Australia |
| western Australia |
| south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania and many Bass Strait islands |
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Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Liopholis.
Further reading
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Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. ( Liopholis, new genus, p. 22). (in Latin).
