| Dasia johnsinghi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Dasia |
| Species: | D. johnsinghi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasia johnsinghi Harikrishnan, Vasudevan, de Silva, Deepak, Kar, Naniwadekar, Lalremruata, Prasoona, & Aggarwal, 2012 | |
Dasia johnsinghi, also known as the barred tree skink, is a species of skink endemic to India. It is currently known from the southern Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu. [2]
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in different habitats except arctic and subarctic regions.
The Bermuda skink, longnose skink, or Bermuda rock lizard is a critically endangered species and the only endemic land-living vertebrate of Bermuda. It is a relatively small skink : adults reach an average snout-to-vent length of about 8 cm (3.1 in).
The Haly's tree skink is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Sri Lanka. Earlier thought to be found also in the Western Ghats, taxonomic studies have shown D. haliana to be a Sri Lankan endemic, differentiated from the Indian D. subcaeruleum. D. haliana is the only arboreal skink in Sri Lanka.
Dasia nicobarensis, the Nicobar tree skink or Nicobar dasia, is a species of arboreal skink found in the Nicobar Islands of India.
Dasia olivacea, the olive dasia or olive tree skink, is a semi-arboreal species of skink lizard native to Southeast Asia.
Dasia subcaerulea, Boulenger's dasia or Boulenger's tree skink, is a species of tree skink endemic to the Western Ghats in south India.
Dasia is a genus of lizards, commonly known as tree skinks or dasias, in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Asia.
The Mauritian giant skink is a large, extinct species of skink It was found only in Mauritius. It became extinct around 1600, probably due to human-introduced predators.
Carinascincus palfreymani, known commonly as the Pedra Branca skink, as well as the Palfreyman's window-eyed skink, the Pedra Branca cool-skink, or the red-throated skink, is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia, and is restricted to the windswept Pedra Branca, an island off southern Tasmania of only 2.5 ha, where it is dependent on the seabird colonies. It is the only lizard species found on the island.
Lygosominae is the largest subfamily of skinks in the family Scincidae. The subfamily can be divided into a number of genus groups. If the rarely used taxonomic rank of infrafamily is employed, the genus groups would be designated as such, but such a move would require a formal description according to the ICZN standards.
The emerald tree skink is sometimes (ambiguously) known as green tree skink or emerald green skink. It is a non-threatened species which is not commonly seen, but it is becoming more popular in the exotic pet trade. In the Philippines, it is called Tabili in the Cebuano language and in Waray.
Dasia griffini, commonly known as Griffin's keel-scaled tree skink or Griffin's dasia, is a species of tree skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to central and northern Palawan and southern Mindoro in the Philippines.
Dasia vittata, the Borneo skink or striped tree skink, is a species of lizard endemic to Borneo. It is oviparous and arboreal.
Dasia vyneri, also known commonly as Shelford's skink and Vyner's tree skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
Mabuyinae is a subfamily of lizards, commonly known as skinks, within the family Scincidae. The genera in this subfamily were previously found to belong the Mabuya group in the large subfamily Lygosominae.
Dasia grisea, also known as the gray dasia, big tree skink, or gray tree skink, is a species of skink found in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Dasia semicincta, also known as southern keel-scaled tree skink and Peters' dasia, is a species of skink found in Mindanao, the Philippines and in Sarawak, Borneo (Malaysia).
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