Silvascincus
Appearance
Silvascincus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Subfamily: | Sphenomorphinae |
Genus: | Silvascincus Skinner, Hutchinson & Lee, 2013 |
Species | |
2 sp., see text |
Silvascincus is a genus of skinks. Both species are endemic to Australia. They were previously placed in the genus Eulamprus.
Species
The following 2 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:[1]
- Silvascincus murrayi (Boulenger, 1887) – Blue-speckled forest-skink, Murray's skink
- Silvascincus tryoni (Longman, 1918) – Border Ranges blue-spectacled skink, Tryon's skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Silvascincus.
References
Wikispecies has information related to Silvascincus.
- ^ Silvascincus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2018.