Lygisaurus Explained

Lygisaurus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae.

Geographic range

Species of Lygisaurus are found in Australia and New Guinea.

Species

The following 14 species are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Lygisaurus absconditus - Mt. Surprise litter-skink
• Lygisaurus aeratus - large-disced litter-skink
• Lygisaurus curtus
• Lygisaurus foliorum - tree-base litter-skink
• Lygisaurus laevis - rainforest edge litter-skink
• Lygisaurus macfarlani - translucent litter-skink
• Lygisaurus malleolus - red-tailed litter-skink
• Lygisaurus novaeguineae
• Lygisaurus parrhasius - fire-tailed rainbow-skink
• Lygisaurus rimula - crevice rainbow-skink
• Lygisaurus rococo - Chillagoe litter-skink
• Lygisaurus sesbrauna - Eastern Cape litter-skink
• Lygisaurus tanneri - Endeavour River litter-skink
• Lygisaurus zuma - sun-loving litter-skink

Nota bene

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

Further reading

• De Vis CW (1884). "New Queensland Lizards". Proc. Royal Soc. Queensland 1: 77–78. (Lygisaurus, new genus, p. 77).

Notes and References

1. . www.reptile-database.org.