Heremites Explained

Heremites is a genus of skinks.

Species

The following 3 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:

• Heremites auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) – levant skink, golden grass mabuya, golden grass skink
• Heremites septemtaeniatus (Reuss, 1834) – golden grass mabuya, southern grass skink
• Heremites vittatus (Olivier, 1804) – bridled mabuya, bridled skink

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Heremites.