Lamprolepis is a genus of lizards, known commonly as emerald skinks, in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. 758 pp. (Lamprolepis, p. 265). The genus Lygosoma is its closest genetic relative.
Geographic distribution Species of the genus Lamprolepis are found in Indonesia and Malaysia, and on islands in the western Pacific.
Species Three species are recognized as being valid.. www.reptile-database.org.
Image Scientific name Common name Distribution Lamprolepis leucosticta white-spotted tree skink West Java, Indonesia. Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii Nieuwenhuis's skink Borneo Lamprolepis smaragdina emerald tree skink, green tree skink Taiwan, Palawan, Luzon and Sulu archipelagoes in the Philippines, New Guinea
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lamprolepis.
References
Further reading Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Lamprolepis, new genus, p. 22). (in Latin).