Acritoscincus

"Bassiana" redirects here. For the mother of the Roman emperor Elagabalus, see Julia Soaemias.

Acritoscincus
Eastern three-lined skink (Acritoscincus duperreyi)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Subfamily:	Eugongylinae
Genus:	Acritoscincus Wells & Wellington, 1985 [1]
Type species
Lygosoma duperreyi Gray, 1838
Species
3, see text

Acritoscincus is a genus of Australian skinks (family Scincidae). It belongs to the Eugongylus group; the genus Oligosoma appears to be a fairly close relative. ^[2] An alternative name is Bassiana.

Species

• Acritoscincus duperreyi (Gray, 1838) -- eastern three-lined skink, bold-striped cool-skink
• Acritoscincus platynotus (Peters, 1881) -- red-throated cool-skink, red-throated skink
• Acritoscincus trilineatus (Gray, 1838) -- southwestern cool-skink, western three-lined skink, New Holland skink

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References

1. Acritoscincus Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [22] [replacement name]
2. Austin, J.J. & Arnold, E.N. (2006): Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution39(2): 503–511. doi : 10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract)
3. Acritoscincus, Reptile Database
4. Wilson S, Swan G. A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. Second edition. Sydney:New Holland Publ., 2003