Lipinia is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. Species in the genus Lipinia are commonly called lipinias.
Taxonomy The genus Lipinia belongs to the Sphenomorphus group of genera in which Lipinia has a rather basal position (Austin & Arnold 2006).
Species The following species are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org.
Lipinia auriculata – Taylor's lipinia Lipinia cheesmanae – Cheesman's lipinia,Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Lipinia cheesmanae, p. 52). Cheesman's moth skink Lipinia inconspicua – hidden ground skink Lipinia inexpectata Lipinia infralineolata Lipinia leptosoma – slender lipinia, Pandanus skink Lipinia longiceps – long lipinia Lipinia macrotympanum – big-eared lipinia Lipinia miangensis – Werner's lipinia Lipinia microcerca – banded lipinia, Sipora striped skink, common striped skink Lipinia nitens Lipinia occidentalis Lipinia pulchella – yellow-striped slender tree skink, beautiful lipinia Lipinia quadrivittata – four-striped lipinia, black-striped slender tree skink Lipinia rabori – Rabor's lipinia, black slender tree skink Lipinia relicta – Vinciguerra's lipinia Lipinia rouxi – Roux's lipinia Lipinia sekayuensis – Sekayu striped skink Lipinia semperi – Semper's lipinia Lipinia septentrionalis Lipinia subvittata – striped lipinia Lipinia surda – Malaysian striped skink Lipinia trivittata Lipinia vassilievi Lipinia venemai – Brongersma's lipinia Lipinia vittigera – banded lipinia, Sipora striped skink, common striped skink Lipinia vulcania – vulcan lipinia Lipinia zamboangensis – Zamboang lipinia, rusty tree skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lipinia.
References
Further reading (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Lipinia, new genus, p. 84).
External links (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)