Lipinia Explained

Lipinia is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. Species in the genus Lipinia are commonly called lipinias.

Taxonomy

The genus Lipinia belongs to the Sphenomorphus group of genera in which Lipinia has a rather basal position (Austin & Arnold 2006).

The following species are recognized as being valid.^[1]

Lipinia auriculata – Taylor's lipinia
Lipinia cheesmanae – Cheesman's lipinia,^[2] Cheesman's moth skink
Lipinia inconspicua – hidden ground skink
Lipinia inexpectata
Lipinia infralineolata
Lipinia leptosoma – slender lipinia, Pandanus skink
Lipinia longiceps – long lipinia
Lipinia macrotympanum – big-eared lipinia
Lipinia miangensis – Werner's lipinia
Lipinia microcerca – banded lipinia, Sipora striped skink, common striped skink
Lipinia nitens
Lipinia occidentalis
Lipinia pulchella – yellow-striped slender tree skink, beautiful lipinia
Lipinia quadrivittata – four-striped lipinia, black-striped slender tree skink
Lipinia rabori – Rabor's lipinia, black slender tree skink
Lipinia relicta – Vinciguerra's lipinia
Lipinia rouxi – Roux's lipinia
Lipinia sekayuensis – Sekayu striped skink
Lipinia semperi – Semper's lipinia
Lipinia septentrionalis
Lipinia subvittata – striped lipinia
Lipinia surda – Malaysian striped skink
Lipinia trivittata
Lipinia vassilievi
Lipinia venemai – Brongersma's lipinia
Lipinia vittigera – banded lipinia, Sipora striped skink, common striped skink
Lipinia vulcania – vulcan lipinia
Lipinia zamboangensis – Zamboang lipinia, rusty tree skink

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lipinia.

(2006). Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39 (2): 503–511. (HTML abstract)