Silvascincus
Genus of lizards
| Silvascincus | |
|---|---|
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| Silvascincus murrayi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphenomorphinae |
| Genus: | Silvascincus Skinner, Hutchinson, & Lee, 2013 |
| Species | |
| Two, see text. | |
Silvascincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. Both species in the genus are endemic to Australia. They were previously placed in the genus Eulamprus.
Species
The following two species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:[1]
- Silvascincus murrayi (Boulenger, 1887) – blue-speckled forest-skink
- Silvascincus tryoni (Longman, 1918) – Border Ranges blue-spectacled skink, forest 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.
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