Lamprolepis is a genus of , known Common name as emerald skinks, in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. Lygosoma is its closest genetic relative.[Charles W. Linkem, Rafe M. Brown, Cameron D. Siler, Ben J. Evans, Christopher C. Austin, Djoko T. Iskandar, Arvin C. Diesmos, Jatna Supriatna, Noviar Andayani and Jimmy A. McGuire. ]
Geographic range
Species of the genus
Lamprolepis are found in
Indonesia and
Malaysia, and on islands in the western
Pacific Ocean.
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Species
Three species are recognized.[. www.reptile-database.org.]
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West Java, Indonesia. |
Borneo |
Taiwan, Palawan, Luzon and Sulu archipelagoes in the Philippines, New Guinea |
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Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lamprolepis.
Further reading
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Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. ( Lamprolepis, new genus, p. 22). (in Latin).