Lipinia is a genus of , in the family Scincidae. Species in the genus Lipinia are commonly called lipinias.
Taxonomy
The genus
Lipinia belongs to the
Sphenomorphus group of
genus in which
Lipinia has a rather basal position (Austin &
Arnold 2006).
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.
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Lipinia auriculata – Taylor's lipinia
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Lipinia cheesmanae – Evelyn Cheesman lipinia,
[; ; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ( Lipinia cheesmanae, p. 52).] Cheesman's moth skink
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Lipinia inconspicua – hidden ground skink
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Lipinia inexpectata
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Lipinia infralineolata
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Lipinia leptosoma – slender lipinia, Pandanus skink
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Lipinia longiceps – long lipinia
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Lipinia macrotympanum – big-eared lipinia
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Lipinia miangensis – Werner's lipinia
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Lipinia microcerca – banded lipinia, Sipora striped skink, common striped skink
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Lipinia nitens
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Lipinia occidentalis
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Lipinia pulchella – yellow-striped slender tree skink, beautiful lipinia
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Lipinia quadrivittata – four-striped lipinia, black-striped slender tree skink
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Lipinia rabori – Rabor's lipinia, black slender tree skink
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Lipinia relicta – Vinciguerra's lipinia
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Lipinia rouxi – Roux's lipinia
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Lipinia sekayuensis – Sekayu striped skink
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Lipinia semperi – Semper's lipinia
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Lipinia septentrionalis
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Lipinia subvittata – striped lipinia
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Lipinia surda – Malaysian striped skink
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Lipinia trivittata
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Lipinia vassilievi
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Lipinia venemai – Brongersma's lipinia
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Lipinia vittigera – banded lipinia, Sipora striped skink, common striped skink
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Lipinia vulcania – vulcan lipinia
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Lipinia zamboangensis – Zamboang lipinia, rusty tree skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lipinia.
Further reading
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(1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. ( Lipinia, new genus, p. 84).
External links
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(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. (HTML abstract)
