''Tribolonotus'' is a
genus
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of
lizards, commonly known as crocodile skinks.
Geographic range
Species
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in the genus ''Tribolonotus'' are found in
New Guinea
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, the
Bismarck Archipelago, and the
Solomon Islands
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.
Species
The genus includes the following 10 species:
["''Tribolonotus'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.]
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Nota bene
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It is often abbreviated as NB, n.b., or with the ligature
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'': A
binomial authority
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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Tribolonotus''.
References
Further reading
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Austin CA,
Rittmeyer EN,
Richards SJ,
Zug GR (2010). "Phylogeny, historical biogeography and body size evolution in Pacific Island Crocodile skinks ''Tribolonotus'' (Squamata; Scincidae)". ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 57 (1): 227–236.
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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).
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Duméril AMC,
Bibron G (1839). ''Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome cinquième''
olume 5 Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (''Tribolonotus'', new genus, pp. 364–366). (in French).
Lizard genera
Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril
Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron
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