Lipinia

Lipinia

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
Over 20, see text.

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).

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

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)