Lissolepis
Genus of lizards
| Lissolepis | |
|---|---|
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| Eastern mourning skink (Lissolepis coventryi) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Egerniinae |
| Genus: | Lissolepis Peters, 1872 |
| Species | |
| 2 species (see text) | |
Lissolepis is a genus of mid-sized skinks (adult snout-vent length 100–130 mm) with a bulky angular body and small eyes. 20–28 rows of midbody scales; dorsal scales smooth. The nasal scale has a postnarial groove; the subocular scale row is complete. Eyelids similar in colour to the adjacent scales.[1] They were previously placed in the genus Egernia.
Species
| Image | Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
 | Lissolepis coventryi (Storr, 1978) – eastern mourning skink | South Australia, Victoria, and possibly New South Wales. |
| Lissolepis luctuosa (W. Peters, 1866) – western mourning skink, western glossy swamp skink | Western Australia |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lissolepis.
References
Wikispecies has information related to Lissolepis.
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