Praeteropus

Praeteropus is a genus of worm-skinks, smallish smooth-scaled burrowing lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to the eastern half of Australia. The genus belongs to a clade in the Sphenomorphus group which contains such genera as Ctenotus and the close relatives Eulamprus and Gnypetoscincus (Austin & Arnold 2006).

Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.
 * Praeteropus auxilliger Hutchinson, Couper, Amey & Wilmer, 2021
 * Praeteropus brevicollis Allen Eddy Greer & Cogger, 1985 – short-necked worm-skink (northeastern Australia)
 * Praeteropus gowi Greer & Cogger, 1985 – Gow's burrowing skink, speckled worm-skink (northeastern Australia)
 * Praeteropus monachus Hutchinson, Couper, Amey & Wilmer, 2021

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Praeteropus.