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Green Tree Skink
Green tree skink can refer to several skink species: * ''Lamprolepis smaragdina'', widespread from East Asia to Melanesia, otherwise known as ''"Emerald tree skink"'' * ''Prasinohaema virens The green-blooded skink (''Prasinohaema virens''), sometimes (ambiguously) known as "green tree skink", is a scincid lizard species native to New Guinea. The species is poorly studiedMolecular, morphological, and physiological evolution in South ...'', endemic to New Guinea, otherwise known as ''"Green green-blooded skink"'' {{disambiguation Animal common name disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamprolepis Smaragdina
The emerald tree skink (''Lamprolepis smaragdina'') 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. Description The emerald tree skink is generally bright lime green in color, with large black eyes rimmed with yellow. However, their rear limbs or the lower half of their body may be medium brown with white speckling. In some cases, the entire body is brown or speckled with black. They are generally between 8.5-10" in total length. Names It is known as 'kuka' in the Kotos Amarasi language of West Timor, Indonesia. ‘tokay gecko’/‘tokek’. Evolutionary genetics Linkem, et al. (201 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prasinohaema Virens
The green-blooded skink (''Prasinohaema virens''), sometimes (ambiguously) known as "green tree skink", is a scincid lizard species native to New Guinea. The species is poorly studiedMolecular, morphological, and physiological evolution in South Pacific scincid lizards. Austin, Christopher Cowell, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, 1995, 213 pages; AAT 9603793 and the species' risk of extinction has not been evaluated by the World Conservation Union, and does not appear in any CITES appendix. The skink has developed setae on its toe pads (or digit pads) for climbing analogous to those of geckos and anoles, but the trait is believed to have evolved independently to these groups, so is an example of convergent evolution. With regards to the trait, other species in the genus, ''P. flavipes'' and ''P. prehensicauda'', have the primitive character, and lack the setae. Other skinks within the genus ''Lipinia'' have also evolved toe pad setae, and within the skink family, four m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |