Biology:Grandidierina
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Short description: Genus of lizards
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Scincinae |
| Genus: | Grandidierina Mocquard, 1894 |
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Grandidierina is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar .
Species
The following four species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Grandidierina fierinensis (Grandidier, 1869)
- Grandidierina lineata (Mocquard, 1901)
- Grandidierina petiti (Angel, 1924)
- Grandidierina rubrocaudata (Grandidier, 1869)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Grandidierina.
References
- ↑ Grandidierina at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2018.
Further reading
- Mocquard F (1894). "Reptiles nouveaux ou insuffisamment conus de Madagascar ". Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Société Philomathique de Paris, Huitième Série [Eighth Series] 6 (17): 3–10. (Grandidierina, new genus, p. 6). (in French).
Wikidata ☰ Q21011749 entry
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