Insulasaurus

Genus of lizards

Insulasaurus
Wright's Sphenomorphus (Insulasaurus wrighti) with a small ruler for scale
Insulasaurus wrighti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Insulasaurus
Taylor, 1925
Type species
Insulasaurus wrighti
Taylor, 1925
Species

4 species (see text)

Insulasaurus is a genus of skinks. They are all endemic to the Philippines.

Species

The following four species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:[1]

  • Insulasaurus arborens (Taylor, 1917)
  • Insulasaurus traanorum (Linkem, Diesmos & Brown, 2010)
  • Insulasaurus victoria (Brown & Alcala, 1980)
  • Insulasaurus wrighti Taylor, 1925

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

References

Wikispecies has information related to Insulasaurus.
  1. ^ Insulasaurus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Insulasaurus


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