Lissolepis
{{Short description|Genus of lizards}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Swamp Skink (Lissolepis coventryi) (9253713914).jpg
| image_caption = Eastern mourning skink (Lissolepis coventryi)
| taxon = Lissolepis
| authority = Peters, 1872
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 2 species (see text)
| synonyms =
}}
Lissolepis is a genus of mid-sized skinks (adult snout-vent length 100–130 mm) with a bulky angular body and small eyes. 20–28 rows of midbody scales; dorsal scales smooth. The nasal scale has a postnarial groove; the subocular scale row is complete. Eyelids similar in colour to the adjacent scales.{{aut|Gardner, Michael G.; Hugall, Andrew F.; Donnellan, Stephen C.; Hutchinson, Mark N.; Foster, Ralph}} (2008). "Molecular systematics of social skinks: phylogeny and taxonomy of the Egernia group (Reptilia: Scincidae)". Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 154 (4): 781-794. {{doi|10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00422.x}} (HTML abstract). They were previously placed in the genus Egernia.
Species
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Image | Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| 120px | Lissolepis coventryi (Storr, 1978) – eastern mourning skink | South Australia, Victoria, and possibly New South Wales. |
| Lissolepis luctuosa (W. Peters, 1866) – western mourning skink, western glossy swamp skink | Western Australia |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lissolepis.
References
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Category:Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
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