| Insulasaurus | |
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| Insulasaurus wrighti | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphenomorphinae |
| Genus: | Insulasaurus Taylor, 1925 |
| Type species | |
| Insulasaurus wrighti Taylor, 1925 | |
| Species | |
4 species (see text) | |
Insulasaurus is a genus of skinks. They are all endemic to the Philippines.
The following four species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: [1]
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Insulasaurus.
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