Lamprolepis leucosticta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Lamprolepis |
Species: | L. leucosticta |
Binomial name | |
Lamprolepis leucosticta (Müller, 1923) | |
The white-spotted tree skink (Lamprolepis leucosticta) is a species of skink known only from West Java, Indonesia. It is an uncommon arboreal species. [1]
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae and the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species, the Scincidae are one of the most diverse families of lizards. Common skinks include many different kinds such as the slender skink, snake-eyed skink and the skinks of the genus Plestiodon are among the common skinks.
The Solomon Islands skink, also known as prehensile-tailed skink, monkey-tailed skink, giant skink, zebra skink, and monkey skink, is an arboreal species of skink endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago. It is the largest known extant species of skink.
Cryptoblepharus is a genus of skinks
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.
The (American) five-lined skink is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to North America. It is one of the most common lizards in the eastern U.S. and one of the seven native species of lizards in Canada.
The white-breasted wood wren is a small songbird of the wren family. It is a resident breeding species from central Mexico to northeastern Peru and Suriname.
Green tree skink can refer to several skink species:
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.
The forest scrub robin is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Angola, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
The spotted jewel-babbler is a species of bird in the family Psophodidae. It is found in the highlands of New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Brachythemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as groundlings.
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, sometimes (ambiguously) known as "green tree skink" or "emerald green skink". It is a non-threatened species although it not commonly seen but it is however, becoming more and more popular in the exotic pet trade. In the Philippines, it is called Tabili in the Cebuano vernacular.
Echinolittorina leucosticta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.
Emerald skink may refer to:
Tree skink is primarily the common name of members of the skink genus Dasia
Dudgeonea leucosticta is a moth in the Dudgeoneidae family. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. Two subspecies are recognized. Nominate subspecies from Asia and D. l. sierraleonensis from Sierra Leone.
Nieuwenhuis's skink is a species of skink. It is found in Borneo.
Dasia vyneri is a species of skink known only from Sarawak, Malaysia. It is an uncommon arboreal species.
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