genus
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lizard
Lizard is the common name used for all Squamata, squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most Island#Oceanic isla ...
s, commonly known as water skinks, in the
subfamily
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Sphenomorphinae
Sphenomorphinae is a large subfamily of skinks, lizards within the family Scincidae. The genera in this subfamily were previously found to belong to the ''Sphenomorphus'' group in the large subfamily Lygosominae.
Genera
The subfamily Sphenomo ...
of the
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Australia
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.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Eulamprus'' belongs to a
clade
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in the ''
Sphenomorphus
The genus ''Sphenomorphus'' – vernacularly also known as the common skinks – currently serves as a "wastebin taxon" for numerous skinks. While most or all species presently placed here are probably rather close relatives, the genus ...
'' group that contains other
genera
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such as ''
Ctenotus
''Ctenotus'' is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Australia. The genus ''Ctenotus'' belongs to a clade in the ''Sphenomorphus'' group which contains such genera as '' Anomalopus'' and the close relatives ...
'' and '' Anomalopus''. The molecular phylogenetic studies of O'Connor and Moritz (2003) and
Skinner
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et al. (2013) found that species assigned to ''Eulamprus'' comprised four independent lineages within the Australian ''Sphenomorphus'' group and did not form a clade. The genus ''Eulamprus'' was restricted to the water skinks, with other species assigned to ''
Concinnia
''Concinnia'' is a genus of skinks in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae.
Taxonomy and systematics
The genus ''Concinnia'' belongs to the Australian Sphenomorphid clade that contains other genera such as ''Ctenotus'', '' Anomalopus'' and the ''Eulam ...
'' (including species formerly in the
monotypic
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Silvascincus
''Silvascincus'' is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. Both species in the genus are endemic to Australia. They were previously placed in the genus '' Eulamprus''.
Species
The following two species, listed alphabetically by spe ...
The following five species are recognized as being valid.''Eulamprus'' The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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Eulamprus heatwolei
The warm-temperate water-skink, Heatwole's water skink or yellow-bellied water skink (''Eulamprus heatwolei'') is a species of skink found in New South Wales and Victoria
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Wellington
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, 1983 – warm-temperate water-skink, Heatwole's water skink
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Eulamprus kosciuskoi
''Eulamprus kosciuskoi'', also known commonly as the alpine meadow-skink and the alpine water skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to eastern Australia.
Etymology
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, 1932) – alpine meadow-skink, alpine water skink
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Eulamprus leuraensis
The Blue Mountains water skink or Blue Mountains swamp-skink (''Eulamprus leuraensis'') is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. An endangered species, it is found only in restricted parts of the mountains of southeastern Australia.
Descr ...
'' Wells & Wellington, 1983 – Blue Mountains water skink, Blue Mountain swamp-skink
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Eulamprus quoyii
''Eulamprus quoyii'', more commonly known as the eastern water skink, eastern water-skink, or golden water skink, is a viviparous species of Diurnality, diurnal skink. ''Eulamprus quoyii'' belongs to the family Scincidae and is considered a commo ...
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, 1839) – golden water skink, eastern water-skink, eastern water skink
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Eulamprus tympanum
''Eulamprus'' is a genus of lizards, commonly known as water skinks, in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The genus is native to Australia.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Eulamprus'' belongs to a clade in the ''Sphenomorphus'' grou ...
Andersson
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binomial authority
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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Eulamprus''.
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Silvascincus murrayi
The blue-speckled forest-skink (''Silvascincus murrayi'') is a species of skink found in Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, ''murrayi'', is in honor of Canadian oceanographer, John Murray (oceanographer), ...
Silvascincus tryoni
''Silvascincus tryoni'', the Border Ranges blue-spectacled skink or forest skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to the McPherson Range bordering New South Wales and Queensland, Australia.
Etymology
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* (2006). "Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered ''Leiolopisma'' skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands". ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 39 (2): 503–511. (HTML abstract).
* (1843). ''Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae''. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (''Eulamprus'', new genus, p. 22). (in Latin).
* (2008). "A replacement name for ''Sphenomorphus keiensis'' ( Kopstein, 1926) from the southeastern Moluccas, Indonesia (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) with a redescription of the species". ''
Zoologische Mededelingen
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