Bassiana
- For ancient Roman town in the territory of present-day Serbia, see: Bassianae.
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia (paraphyletic) |
| (unranked): | Sauria |
| Order: | Squamata (paraphyletic) |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Lygosominae |
| Genus: | Bassiana |
| Species | |
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Bassiana is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae). It belongs to the Eugongylus group; the genus Oligosoma appears to be a fairly close relative.[1] An alternative name is Acritoscincus. For similar skinks see genera Pseudemoia, Lampropholis, and Niveoscincus.
Species[2][3]
- Bassiana duperreyi (Gray, 1838) -- Bold-striped Cool-skink, (Eastern) Three-lined Skink
- Bassiana platynota (Peters, 1881) -- Red-throated Cool-skink, Red-throated Skink
- Bassiana trilineata (Gray, 1838) -- South-western Cool-skink, Western Three-lined Skink
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)
- ↑ Bassiana, Reptile Database
- ↑ Wilson S, Swan G. A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. Second edition. Sydney:New Holland Publ., 2003