Lipinia

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Lipinia
Lipinia noctua
Lipinia noctua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (paraphyletic)
(unranked) Sauria
Order: Squamata (paraphyletic)
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Lygosominae
Genus: Lipinia
Gray, 1845
Species

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The lipinias (genus Lipinia) are skinks (family Scincidae). They belong to the Sphenomorphus group of genera in which Lipinia has a rather basal position (Austin & Arnold 2006).

[edit] Species

  • Lipinia auriculata
  • Lipinia cheesmanae
  • Lipinia inexpectata
  • Lipinia leptosoma
  • Lipinia longiceps
  • Lipinia macrotympanum, Big-eared Lipinia
  • Lipinia miangensis
  • Lipinia noctua
  • Lipinia nototaenia
  • Lipinia occidentalis
  • Lipinia pulchella
  • Lipinia pulchra
  • Lipinia quadrivittata, Four-striped Lipinia
  • Lipinia rabori
  • Lipinia relicta
  • Lipinia rouxi
  • Lipinia semperi
  • Lipinia septentrionalis
  • Lipinia subvittata
  • Lipinia venemai
  • Lipinia vittigera
  • Lipinia vulcania
  • Lipinia zamboangensis

[edit] References

  • Austin, J.J. & Arnold, E.N. (2006): Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39(2): 503–511. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract)