''Lygisaurus'' is a genus 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 ...

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 Scincidae.

Geographic range

Species of ''Lygisaurus'' are found in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

and New Guinea.

Species

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Lygisaurus absconditus The Mt. Surprise litter-skink (''Lygisaurus absconditus'') is a species 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 taxon ...

'' - Mt. Surprise litter-skink *''

Lygisaurus aeratus The large-disced litter-skink (''Lygisaurus aeratus'') is a species 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 ...

'' - large-disced litter-skink *''

Lygisaurus curtus ''Lygisaurus curtus'' is a species 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 ...

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Lygisaurus foliorum The tree-base litter-skink (''Lygisaurus foliorum'') is a species 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 g ...

'' - tree-base litter-skink *''

Lygisaurus laevis The rainforest edge litter-skink (''Lygisaurus laevis'') is a species 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 taxonom ...

'' - rainforest edge litter-skink *''

Lygisaurus macfarlani The translucent litter-skink (''Lygisaurus macfarlani'') is a species of skink found in Queensland in Australia and Papua New Guinea. The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''macfarlani'', is in honor of English Missionary Samuel Macfarlane ...

'' - translucent litter-skink *''

Lygisaurus malleolus The red-tailed litter-skink (''Lygisaurus malleolus'') is a species 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 ...

'' - red-tailed litter-skink *''

Lygisaurus novaeguineae ''Lygisaurus novaeguineae'' is a species of skink found in Queensland in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Aust ...

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Lygisaurus parrhasius The fire-tailed rainbow-skink (''Lygisaurus parrhasius'') is a species of skink found in Queensland in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the ...

'' - fire-tailed rainbow-skink *''

Lygisaurus rimula The crevice rainbow-skink (''Lygisaurus rimula'') is a species 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 gene ...

'' - crevice rainbow-skink *''

Lygisaurus rococo The Chillagoe litter-skink (''Lygisaurus rococo'') is a species 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 gen ...

'' - Chillagoe litter-skink *''

Lygisaurus sesbrauna The Eastern Cape litter-skink (''Lygisaurus sesbrauna'') is a species 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 taxonom ...

'' - Eastern Cape litter-skink *'' Lygisaurus tanneri'' - Endeavour River litter-skink *'' Lygisaurus zuma'' - sun-loving litter-skink '' Nota bene'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Lygisaurus''.

Geographic range

Species

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