Lobulia Explained

Lobulia is a genus of skinks in the subfamily Eugongylinae. The genus Lobulia is endemic to New Guinea.^[1]

Species

There are 7 species:

• Lobulia brongersmai (Zweifel, 1972) - Brongersma's lobulia
• Lobulia elegans (Boulenger, 1897) - elegant lobulia
• Lobulia fortis Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021
• Lobulia huonensis Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021
• Lobulia lobulus (Loveridge, 1945) - elegant lobulia
• Lobulia marmorata Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021
• Lobulia vogelkopensis Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021

Nota bene

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

Further reading

• Greer AE Jr (1974). "The generic relationships of the scincid lizard genus Leiolopisma and its relatives". Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series (31): 1-67. (Lobulia, new genus, pp. 9–10 + Figures 4, 19, 41, 43).

Notes and References

1. Greer AE, Allison A, Cogger HG.

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   . Harold Cogger. Four new species of Lobulia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from high altitude in New Guinea. Herpetological Monographs. 19. 153–179. 2005. 10.1655/0733-1347(2005)019[0153:FNSOLL]2.0.CO;2. 85728933 .