Tribolonotus
| Tribolonotus | |
|---|---|
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| Tribolonotus gracilis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Tribolonotus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839[1] |
Tribolonotus is a genus of lizards, commonly known as crocodile skinks.
Geographic range
Species in the genus Tribolonotus are found in New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Solomon Islands.[2]
Species
The genus includes the following eight species:[2]
- Tribolonotus annectens Zweifel, 1966
- Tribolonotus blanchardi Burt, 1930
- Tribolonotus brongersmai Cogger, 1973
- Tribolonotus gracilis de Rooij, 1909 – red-eyed bush crocodile skink
- Tribolonotus novaeguineae (Schlegel, 1834)
- Tribolonotus ponceleti Kinghorn, 1937
- Tribolonotus pseudoponceleti Greer & Parker, 1968
- Tribolonotus schmidti Burt, 1930
References
Further reading
- Austin CA, Rittmeyer EN, Richards SJ, Zug JR. 2010. Phylogeny, historical biogeography and body size evolution in Pacific Island Crocodile skinks Tribolonotus (Squamata; Scincidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57 (1): 227-236.
- Boulenger GA. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... ,Scincidæ, ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Genus Tribolonotus, p. 364).
- Duméril AMC, Bibron G. 1839. Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome cinquième. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Tribolonotus, new genus, pp. 364–366).
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