Biology:Silvascincus

Short description: Genus of lizards

Silvascincus
Silvascincus murrayi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Subfamily:	Sphenomorphinae
Genus:	Silvascincus Skinner, Hutchinson, & Lee, 2013
Species
Two, see text.

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

Species

The following two species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:

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

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

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14540444 entry