Lygisaurus

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Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Order Squamata		Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Suborder Sauria

Lygisaurus is a genus of skinks.

Geographic range

Species of Lygisaurus are found in Australia and New Guinea.

The following 13 species are recognized as being valid.

Lygisaurus abscondita (Worthington Wilmer in Couper et al., 2005)

Lygisaurus aeratus (Garman, 1901)

Lygisaurus curtus (Boulenger, 1897)

Lygisaurus foliorum De Vis, 1884

Lygisaurus laevis (Oudemans, 1894)

Lygisaurus macfarlani (Günther, 1877)

Lygisaurus malleolus (Roberts in Couper et al., 2005)

Lygisaurus novaeguineae (Meyer, 1874)

Lygisaurus parrhasius (Couper, Covacevich & Lethbridge, 1994)

Lygisaurus rococo Ingram & Covacevich, 1988

Lygisaurus sesbrauna Ingram & Covacevich, 1988

Lygisaurus tanneri Ingram & Covacevich, 1988

Lygisaurus zuma Couper, 1993

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lygisaurus.

The specific name, macfarlani, is in honor of English Missionary Samuel Macfarlane (1837–1911).

The specific name, tanneri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Charles Tanner (1911–1996).

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