Lygosominae

Lygosominae is the largest subfamily of skinks in the family Scincidae. The subfamily can be divided into a number of genus groups. If the rarely used taxonomic rank of infrafamily is employed, the genus groups would be designated as such, but such a move would require a formal description according to the ICZN standards.^[1]

Genera

Several Lygosominae genera were notorious "wastebin taxa" in the past, with scientists assigning more or less closely related species to them in a haphazard fashion and without verifying that the new species were close relatives of the genera's type species. What was once placed in Lygosoma, for example, is now divided among some 15 genera, not all in this subfamily. Similarly, Mabuya and Sphenomorphus are having species moved elsewhere.^[2]

• Haackgreerius (monotypic: endemic to coastal Somalia)
• Lamprolepis – tree skinks
• Lygosoma – writhing skinks
• Mochlus - African spp. (synonym Lepidothyris)
• Riopa
• Subdoluseps

Now placed elsewhere

Egernia group

now Subfamily Egerniinae

• Corucia – Solomon Islands skink
• Cyclodomorphus
• Egernia – (paraphyletic: including Bellatorias, Liopholis and Lissolepis, which are better regarded as distinct)
• Tiliqua – blue-tongued skinks
• Tribolonotus – crocodile skinks

Eugongylus group

now Subfamily Eugongylinae

• Bassiana (= Acritoscincus) – "cool-skins"
• Carlia – four-fingered skinks
• Cryptoblepharus – snake-eyed skinks, shining-skinks
• Emoia – emoias
• Eugongylus – mastiff skinks, short-legged giant skinks
• Lampropholis – Indo-Australian ground skinks
• Leiolopisma
• Lobulia
• Niveoscincus – snow skinks, "cool-skins"
• Oligosoma
• Saproscincus – shade skinks

Mabuya group

now Subfamily Mabuyinae

• Chioninia – Cape Verde mabuyas (formerly in Mabuya)
• Dasia — Southeast Asian tree skinks, including Apterygodon (now considered to be part of Dasia)
• Eumecia — Central African elongated skinks ^[3]
• Eutropis – Asian (formerly in Mabuya)
• Heremites — Mediterranean (North Africa and Middle Eastern species) ^[3]
• Mabuya – American mabuyas
• Toenayar — composed of a single species in India/Indochina ^[3]
• Trachylepis – Afro-Malagasy mabuyas (formerly in Mabuya)

Ctenotus pantherinus ocellifer at Angas Downs

Sphenomorphus group

now in subfamily Sphenomorphinae

• Anomalopus – worm-skinks
• Ctenotus – comb-eared skinks
• Eulamprus – water skinks
• Eremiascincus
• Glaphyromorphus ^[4]
• Gnypetoscincus – Prickly Skink
• Insulasaurus ^[4]
• Lerista
• Lipinia – lipinias
• Otosaurus ^[4]
• Parvoscincus ^[4]
• Pinoyscincus ^[4]
• Scincella – ground skinks ^[4]
• Sphenomorphus – common skinks (paraphyletic) ^[4]
• Tytthoscincus ^[4]

Incertae sedis and obsolete genera

• Euprepis - obsolete genus
• Hemisphaeriodon – pink-tongued skinks
• "Hinulia elegans", described by Grey in 1838, is unidentified, but may be Eulamprus tenuis.^[2]

References

Media related to Lygosominae at Wikimedia Commons

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Generoak

• Haackgreerius Lanza, 1983
• Lamprolepis Fitzinger, 1843
• Lepidothyris Cope, 1892
• Lygosoma Hardwicke & Gray, 1827
• Mochlus Günther, 1864

Les Lygosominae sont une sous-famille de sauriens de la famille des Scincidae^[1].

Répartition

Les espèces de cette sous-famille se rencontre en Afrique, en Asie et en Océanie^[1].

Liste des genres

Selon Reptarium Reptile Database (30 septembre 2013)^[2] :

• Haackgreerius Lanza, 1983
• Lamprolepis Fitzinger, 1843
• Lepidothyris Cope, 1892
• Lygosoma Hardwicke & Gray, 1827
• Mochlus Günther, 1864

Publication originale

• Mittleman, 1952 : A generic synopsis of the lizards of the subfamily Lygosominae. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, vol. 117, n^o 17, p. 1–35 (texte intégral).

Notes et références

Lygosominae Mittleman, 1952 è una sottofamiglia di sauri della famiglia Scincidae.^[1]

Tassonomia

La sottofamiglia comprende i seguenti generi:^[1]

• Haackgreerius Lanza, 1983 (1 specie)
• Lamprolepis Fitzinger, 1843 (3 spp.)
• Lepidothyris Cope, 1892 (3 spp.)
• Lygosoma Hardwicke & Gray, 1827 (31 spp.)
• Mochlus Günther, 1864 (15 spp.)

Note

Bibliografia

• (EN) Mittleman, 1952, A generic synopsis of the lizards of the subfamily Lygosominae, in Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, vol. 117, n. 17, pp. 1–35.