Lamprolepis


Lamprolepis is a genus of lizards, known commonly as emerald skinks, in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. Lygosoma is its closest genetic relative.

Geographic range

Species of the genus Lamprolepis are found in Indonesia and Malaysia, and on islands in the western Pacific.

Species

Three species are recognized.
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Lamprolepis leucosticta white-spotted tree skinkWest Java, Indonesia.
Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii Nieuwenhuis's skinkBorneo
Lamprolepis smaragdina emerald tree skink, green tree skinkTaiwan, Palawan, Luzon and Sulu archipelagoes in the Philippines, New Guinea

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