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Lacertaspis

Lacertaspis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Eugongylinae
Genus: Lacertaspis
Perret, 1975

Lacertaspis is a genus of skinks endemic to Central Africa.[1]

Species

The following five species are recognized.[1]

  • Lacertaspis chriswildi (Böhme & Schmitz, 1996) - Chris Wild's snake-eyed skink
  • Lacertaspis gemmiventris (Sjöstedt, 1897) - Sjostedt's five-toed skink
  • Lacertaspis lepesmei (Angel, 1940) - Angel's five-toed skink
  • Lacertaspis reichenowi (W. Peters, 1874)
  • Lacertaspis rohdei (L. Müller, 1910) - Gaboon lidless skink

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lacertaspis.

References

  1. ^ a b "Lacertaspis ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Perret JL (1975). "La différentiation dans le genre Panaspis Cope (Reptilia, Scincidae)". Bull. Soc. neuchâtel. Sci. Nat. 98: 5-16. (Lacertaspis, new genus). (in French).


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