Lacertaspis

Genus of lizards

Lacertaspis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Eugongylinae
Genus: Lacertaspis
Perret [fr], 1975

Lacertaspis is a genus of skinks endemic to Central Africa.[1][2]

Species

The following five species are recognized.[1]

  • Lacertaspis chriswildi (Böhme [de] & Schmitz [fr], 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 reichenowii (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 ekko Lacertaspis ekko at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Lacertaspis Perret, 1975". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

Further reading

  • Perret J-L [fr] (1975). "La différentiation dans le genre Panaspis Cope (Reptilia, Scincidae)". Bull. Soc. neuchâtel. Sci. Nat. 98: 5–16. (Lacertaspis, new genus). (in French).
Taxon identifiers
Lacertaspis


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