Protoblepharus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

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. 

Additional references

• Bragin, A.M., Litvinchuk, S.N., Borkin, L.J., Melnikov, D.A., Skorinov, D.V., Jablonski, D., Masroor, R., Lalremsanga, H.T., Mirza, Z.A., Dufresnes, C. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2024. Hidden on the roof of the world: Mitochondrial data reveals exceptional genetic diversity of Himalayan Ablepharine skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 31(6): 351–368. DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2024-31-6-351-368 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Protoblepharus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 March 2025.