''Lipinia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
skink
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. Ski ...
s,
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
s in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
Scincidae.
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
in the genus ''Lipinia'' are commonly called lipinias.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Lipinia'' belongs to the ''
Sphenomorphus
The genus ''Sphenomorphus'' – vernacularly known as the common skinks – currently serves as a "wastebin taxon" for numerous skinks. While most or all species presently placed here are probably rather close relatives, the genus as pr ...
'' group of
genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
in which ''Lipinia'' has a rather
basal position (Austin &
Arnold 2006).
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.
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Lipinia auriculata
''Lipinia auriculata'', also known as the Taylor's lipinia, is a species of skink. It is endemic to the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, l ...
'' – Taylor's lipinia
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Lipinia cheesmanae
''Lipinia cheesmanae'', also known commonly as Cheesman's lipinia and Cheesman's moth skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.
Etymology
The specific name, ''cheesmanae'' (genitive, f ...
'' –
Cheesman's lipinia,
[ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Lipinia cheesmanae'', p. 52).] Cheesman's moth skink
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Lipinia inconspicua
The hidden ground skink (''Lipinia inconspicua'') is a species of skink found in Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of ...
'' – hidden ground skink
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Lipinia inexpectata
''Lipinia inexpectata'' is a species of skink. Prior to its description, it was confused with '' Lipinia quadrivittata''. It is endemic to Borneo and is found in both Indonesian and Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. ...
''
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Lipinia infralineolata
''Lipinia infralineolata'' is a species of skink found in Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, i ...
''
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Lipinia leptosoma
''Lipinia leptosoma'', also known as the slender lipinia or Pandanus skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to Palau
Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island co ...
'' – slender lipinia, Pandanus skink
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Lipinia longiceps
The long lipinia (''Lipinia longiceps'') is a species of skink found in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Indep ...
'' – long lipinia
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Lipinia macrotympanum
''Lipinia'' is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. Species in the genus ''Lipinia'' are commonly called lipinias.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Lipinia'' belongs to the ''Sphenomorphus
The genus ''Sphenomorphus'' – vernacular ...
'' – big-eared lipinia
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Lipinia miangensis
Werner's lipinia (''Lipinia miangensis'') is a species of skink found in Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17 ...
'' – Werner's lipinia
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Lipinia microcerca'' – banded lipinia, Sipora striped skink, common striped skink
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Lipinia nitens''
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Lipinia occidentalis''
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Lipinia pulchella
''Lipinia pulchella'', known Common name, commonly as the yellow-striped slender tree skink or beautiful lipinia, is a species of skink, a lizard in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to the Philippines.
S ...
'' – yellow-striped slender tree skink, beautiful lipinia
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Lipinia quadrivittata'' – four-striped lipinia, black-striped slender tree skink
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Lipinia rabori'' – Rabor's lipinia, black slender tree skink
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Lipinia relicta'' – Vinciguerra's lipinia
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Lipinia rouxi
''Lipinia rouxi'', also known as Roux's lipinia, is a species of skink. It is endemic to New Ireland, in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), off ...
'' – Roux's lipinia
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Lipinia sekayuensis'' – Sekayu striped skink
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Lipinia semperi'' – Semper's lipinia
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Lipinia septentrionalis''
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Lipinia subvittata
''Lipinia subvittata'', the striped lipinia, is a species of skink found in the Philippines and Sulawesi (Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacifi ...
'' – striped lipinia
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Lipinia surda'' – Malaysian striped skink
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Lipinia trivittata''
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Lipinia vassilievi''
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Lipinia venemai'' – Brongersma's lipinia
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Lipinia vittigera'' – banded lipinia, Sipora striped skink, common striped skink
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Lipinia vulcania'' – vulcan lipinia
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Lipinia zamboangensis'' – Zamboang lipinia, rusty tree skink
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Nota bene
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It is often abbreviated as NB, n.b., or with the ligature
and first appeared in English writing . In Modern English, it is used, particularly in legal papers, to draw the atten ...
'': A
binomial authority
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Lipinia''.
References
Further reading
* (1845). ''Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum.'' London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (''Lipinia'', new genus, p. 84).
External links
* (2006). Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered ''Leiolopisma'' skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 39 (2): 503–511.
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Lipinia
Lizard genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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