Saiphos

Saiphos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Saiphos
J.E. Gray, 1830
Species: S. equalis
Binomial name
Saiphos equalis
(J.E. Gray, 1825)
Distribution of the Three-toed Skink
Synonyms

Genus-level:

  • Siaphos
    J.E. Gray, 1839 (unjustified emendation)

Saiphos is a monotypic genus of skinks. It contains one species, Saiphos equalis, which is found in Australia.[2] It is also known as the yellow-bellied three-toed skink or three-toed skink.

References

  1. Shea, G., Clemann, N., Hutchinson, M. & Chapple, D. 2018. Saiphos equalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T109481120A109481148. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109481120A109481148.en. Downloaded on 15 September 2018
  2. Saiphos at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  • Greer, Allen E.; David, Patrick & Teynié, Alexandre (2006): The Southeast Asian scincid lizard Siaphos tridigitus Bourret, 1939 (Reptilia, Scincidae): a second specimen. Zoosystema 28(3): 785-790. PDF fulltext


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