Prasinohaema
| Prasinohaema | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Prasinohaema |
Prasinohaema (Greek: "green blood") is a genus of skinks characterized by having green blood. This condition is caused by an excess buildup of the bile pigment biliverdin.[1] Prasinohaema species have plasma biliverdin concentrations approximately 1.5-30 times greater than fish species with green blood plasma and 40 times greater than humans with green jaundice.[1]
Species in the genus include:
- Prasinohaema flavipes, yellow-footed green-blooded skink
- Prasinohaema parkeri
- Prasinohaema prehensicauda
- Prasinohaema semoni
- Prasinohaema virens, green green-blooded skink
External links
- Prasinohaema in the Reptile Database
- Green Blood episode in O'Shea's Big Adventure