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| Lamprolepis | |
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| Lamprolepis smaragdina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Lygosominae |
| Genus: | Lamprolepis Fitzinger, 1843 |
Lamprolepis is a genus of lizards, known commonly as emerald skinks, in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae.[1] The genus Lygosoma is its closest genetic relative.[2]
Geographic distribution
[edit]Species of the genus Lamprolepis are found in Indonesia and Malaysia, and on islands in the western Pacific.[3]
Species
[edit]Three species are recognized as being valid.[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamprolepis leucosticta (L. Müller, 1923) | white-spotted tree skink | West Java, Indonesia. | |
| Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii (Lidth de Jeude, 1905) | Nieuwenhuis's skink | Borneo | |
 | Lamprolepis smaragdina (Lesson, 1826) | emerald tree skink, green tree skink | Taiwan, Palawan, Luzon and Sulu archipelagoes in the Philippines, New Guinea |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lamprolepis.
References
[edit]- ↑ Wrobel, Murray (2004). Elsevier's Dictionary of Reptiles: in Latin, English, German, French and Italian. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-444-51499-8. 758 pp. (Lamprolepis, p. 265).
- ↑ Linkem, Charles W.; Brown, Rafe M.; Siler, Cameron D.; Evans, Ben J.; Austin, Christopher C.; Iskandar, Djoko T.; Diesmos, Arvin C.; Supriatna, Jatna; Andayani, Noviar; McGuire, Jimmy A. (2013). "Stochastic faunal exchanges drive diversification in widespread Wallacean and Pacific island lizards (Squamata: Scincidae: Lamprolepis smaragdina)". Journal of Biogeography. 40 (3): 507–520. Bibcode:2013JBiog..40..507L. doi:10.1111/jbi.12022. S2CID 12639054.
- 1 2 Genus Lamprolepis at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
[edit]- Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Lamprolepis, new genus, p. 22). (in Latin).