Silvascincus

Silvascincus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Silvascincus
Skinner, Hutchinson & Lee, 2013
Species

2 sp., see text

Silvascincus is a genus of skinks. Both species are endemic to Australia. They were previously placed in the genus Eulamprus.

Species

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

  • Silvascincus murrayi (Boulenger, 1887) – Blue-speckled forest-skink, Murray's skink
  • Silvascincus tryoni (Longman, 1918) – Border Ranges blue-spectacled skink, Tryon's skink

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

References

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