Epibator (skink)

For the plant genus alternatively called Epibator, see Zootrophion

Epibator
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Epibator
Sadlier, Bauer, Shea, and Smith, 2015
Type species
Lygosoma (Mocoa) nigrofasciolatum
Peters 1869
Species

2 sp., see text

Epibator is a genus of skinks endemic to New Caledonia.

Species

The following 2 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:[1]

  • Epibator greeri (Böhme, 1979) – Greer's tree skink
  • Epibator nigrofasciolatum (Peters, 1869) – Green-bellied tree skink

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

References


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